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Supply and demand problems in China

Consequently, the country’s grid companies will need to improve their power transmission technologies.

Supply and demand problems in China

Consequently, the country’s grid companies will need to improve their power transmission technologies.

Xinchang plant's Unit 2 passes run test

Unit 2 of Xinchang Power Plant passed the 168-hour test running indicating that it was fully commissioned. The 2×660MW USC coal-fired generation units in Phase I of Xinchang Power Plant is the first "replace small units with big ones" power construction project in Jiangxi Province.

CPI’s carbon capture facility officially commissioned

China Power Investment’s CO2 capture facility in Hechuan, Chongqing, was officially commissioned.

$10M loan raised for new CER facility

China Energy Recovery's new Shanghai production facility will get a $5 million funding for development and construction.

CR Power increased generation by 70.6%

China Resources Power's total net generation in January 2010 increased by 70.6 percent to 8,555,555 MWh.

GoldWind completes 11 wind turbines for Fuxin

Xinjiang GoldWind has produced the first 11 units of 500KW wind turbines for Fuxin Dongfanghong Wind Power Project.

Kaifeng extension project passes environmental test

The 2x600MW Extension Project of Kaifeng Thermal Power Plant passed the completion acceptance test of the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Kaifeng Jingyuan Power Generation Co., Ltd. considers the approval a new stage in its efforts on energy conservation and environmental protection, laying a solid foundation for its future development.

ABB wins Guangdong Yudean control system deal

ABB will supply the complete process control system for units 3 and 4 of the Hui Lai thermal power plant. Located in the Guangdong province of China, the plants are owned by the Guangdong Yudean Group. Each of these units have generating capacity of 1,000 megawatts and are designed to set new efficiency standards in the country.

CR Power generation capacity now at 18,124MW

China Resources Power's total operational attributable capacity as of 22 January 2010 increased to 18,124MW.

China WindPower activates 5 new plants

Five new power plants of China WindPower kicked off on-grid power generation last month.

China adds 132 MW of wind power

GE will supply 88 wind turbines to HECIC New Energy for three new projects in Hebei and Shanxi Provinces. The projects will support the rapid growth of wind energy investments in China, which today is the world’s fourth largest producer of wind power.

CR Power's 2009 net generation up 6.3%

CR Power's total net generation for the year 2009 also increased by 16.3 percent to 75,248,994 MWh, compared to 64,722,846 MWh for the year of 2008. Meanwhile, its total net generation for December 2009 exhibited a robust growth of 46.7 percent to 8,430,524 MWh from 5,747,346 MWh in 2008.

Sanmen Unit 2 completes first concrete pour

The first pour of basemat structural concrete for the nuclear island of Unit 2 at the Sanmen site in China was completed. The resulting structure will serve as the foundation for all of the nuclear island buildings, including the containment vessel and the shield building.

Laxiwa accomplishes annual 4 unit target

Unit 2 of Laxiwa Hydropower Station passed the 72-hour test run and has been synchronized for generation. With the generation of Unit 2, which is located on the Yellow River, the total installed power capacity of Qinghai Province has exceeded 10GW. So far, four 700MW units of Laxiwa Hydropower Station have begun generation, writing a resplendent chapter in the Chinese hydropower construction history.

Hengqin zone inauguration focuses on energy project

CPI's Hengqin Multi-supply Energy Project is one of the four key projects of the newly-inaugurated Zhuhai Hengqin New Development Zone Establishment.

Dalian Wind Farm starts operation

Northeast New Energy Company's 49.5MW project covering Phase 1 of Dalian Tuoshan Wind Farm successfully began generation.

Siemens links energy highways to China

Siemens will put into operation a high-voltage direct current transmission link or HVDC in China by the end of the year. With a transmission capacity of 5000 megawatts and covering a distance of more than 1400 kilometers, this HVDC system is the world's most powerful of its kind implemented.