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The National Development and Reform Commission approved the 2x600MW thermal plant project of Yanshanhu Power Plant aimed to expand the coal-electricity market in east Inner Mongolia.

Plans to equip Xinchang Power Plant with 2x1000MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired units with efficient de-dusting have been approved by the Jiangxi Development and Reform Commission.

First Gen Corporation intends to bid for the administration of the independent power producer contract package that includes the 140-megawatt Casecnan hydroelectric power plant in Pantabangan, Nueva Vizcaya.

Marubeni Corporation plans to invest more in the Philippines through renewable energy projects and privatisation of assets.

Emerson Process Management was selected to install a digital plant architecture with expert control system at the Pakistan Engro Qadirpur Energy Power Plant.

Loans to finance business customers of CLP Hong Kong and Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd. for energy efficiency are now available at HSBC.

Following a US$.0034 drop in the generation charge, from US$.0915 per kWh last May to US$.0881 per kWh this month, Meralco customers will experience a reduction in their power bills this June.

China Energy Recovery has completed the engineering design service for a 30MW heat recovery power generation system for Sinochem in Chongqing City.

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TEPCO) expects its peak demand of summer 2009 to be about 61.00 million kW per month, in both July and August, with the assumption of normal summer temperatures.

CPI has signed the EPC Contract Framework Agreement and Framework Agreement on Material Supply and Bidding Agency for Jiangxi Pengze Nuclear Power Project Phase I.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) has ordered key components from Siemens Energy for a 1,600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in India. Amounting to over $111 million, the order is set to be delivered in 2011.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., has awarded Areva and DAELIM Industrial Co. a contract to replace the six steam generators on the Ulchin 1 & 2 NPPs. These will be implemented during outages planned for 2011 and 2012.

Century Concord Wind Power Investment Ltd signed an agreement with China Power Investment Baiyinhua to undertake wind farm projects in the country.

The feasibility study for a 200MW wind farm in the southeastern waters of Hong Kong is now subject to public scrutiny.

China Resources Power's generation in May decreased by 8.32 percent to further reduce its numbers by 1.66 percent for 2009.

AREVA won four orders worth approximately US$69.9 million to supply Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. 765 kV substations.