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Siemens and NTP will invest approximately US$16.4 million in a steam turbine production facility in Bandung, West Java. Production is scheduled to start in the spring of 2011 with an annual capacity of 40 units. Fields of application for these industrial steam turbines will include geothermal, biomass, waste and solar thermal.

Vietnam hopes to generate 18,000 KW annually with its first grid connected solar system . The network, installed on the roof of the Ministry of Industry and Trade office will help to save roughly US$612 in power bills for the office. Mr. Stefan Mappus, Governor of Baden - Württemberg and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Le Duong Quang inaugurated the grid connected solar system on the rooftop of MOIT’s building.  The ceremony had the attendance of representatives from more than 50 leading German companies and representatives from related departments of the MOIT.

Indian Oil Corporation would pick up a 26-per cent stake in NPCIL’s  1,400-MWe power project at Kota in Rajasthan. IOC will invest Rs9,000 crore in the project. ''We would join NPCIL by picking up 26 per cent equity for Rs.900 crore in its 1,400-MWe Kota atomic plant,'' IOC Chairman and managing director BM Bansal told reporters in New Delhi on the sidelines of the Bio Fuel Conference held there.

China Datang Corporation and KEPCO will jointly build a wind farm in Liaoning with an initial spending of $47 million. According to the yicai.com, Dating Corporation will contribute 60 percent of the initial investment.

Pakistan and United States will complete a wind power generation project in two years at a cost of $375 million. It will be located in three sites at the Gharo Corridor, Thatta, and Sindh near Karachi to utilize the winds of the area for producing 150 megawatts of power.

The water disputes between India and Pakistan are making the costs of hydroelectric projects escalate, say India’s power department officials.

Vestas will provide 34 units of V82 1.65 MW wind turbine for the Tuppadahalli Wind Farm project in Karnataka. The contract comprises supply and commissioning of the turbines, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system as well as a 7-year service and maintenance agreement. Delivery is scheduled to start during the fourth quarter of 2010, and the project will be completed during the second quarter of 2011.

Sri Lanka hopes to minimize financial loss incurred by buying electricity from private companies with newly-fired Norochcholai power plant.

ABB will provide asset management software solutions for CNNP’s extensive new-build nuclear power plant program. An agreement has been signed between the two entities.

 Adani Power is looking for acquisition of coal mines and power plants abroad.

China’s new five year plan for renewable energy will include pledges to boost wind power capacity to 90 GW. It also intends to dam the UNESCO protected Nu River in the southwestern province of Yunnan. According to the China Securities Journal, citing information obtained from China National Energy Administration, a draft of the plan which covers the 2011-2016 periods had already been submitted to other government departments for consultation.

Meralco hopes to complete 12 more electric capital projects for 2010, adding a total of 249 mega-volt amperes to its distribution substation capacity.

India is exploring offshore wind power generation possibilities with land acquisition and environmental clearances proving to be increasingly difficult. With land acquisition and environmental clearances proving increasingly difficult for wind power projects, India is exploring the potential for offshore wind power generation.

CTDC acquired a 100 per cent stake in Linsun Renewable Energy Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Linsun Power Technology.

Construction of Taizhou City’s first solar photovoltaic power station has started. It is being supported by the central government with financial subsidies. The station is the first among the city’s four solar power plants that have been identified and approved by the Ministries of Finance and House and Urban-Rural Development as national pilot projects.

Isotope techniques using atomic energy will keep further deterioration of Sri Lankan dams subjected to seepage and leakage. This was pointed out by Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka. “Isotope technology is a tool to detect leakage paths of existing dams to perform cost effective repair and modifications. Today most dams are subjected to leakage and seepage, while four dams are at high risk level, 10 are at medium level and others need intensified maintenance and this is possible with isotope technology,” said Minister Ranawaka. He added that it was possible to detect the leakage of Samanalawewa with the help of nuclear technology which is an important tool in this regard.