Indonesian State Research and Technology minister Suharna Surapranata, in the new Cabinet for less than two months announced quietly in Jakarta at a meeting of the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) that “The plan to build a nuclear power plant must go on”. (The Jakarta Post 04.12.09).

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A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. a leading provider of distributed power generation (“DG”) systems in China and a fast-growing manufacturer of wind turbines, and Shenyang Power Group (“SPG”), a subsidiary of A-Power, today announced they have signed agreements with Pakistan Amraas International Private Limited (“Amraas”) on two separate DG projects in Pakistan.

The first project entails the construction and operation of two 25 megawatt (MW) biomass power plants for Amraas. The total value of the contract is estimated to be $120 million (RMB 816 million). Pursuant to the agreements, A-Power will act as the general contractor overseeing engineering, procurement and construction of this project, and will subcontract certain portions of the project to third parties. Construction is scheduled to commence in 2010. The transaction is expected to receive local government support and be conducted through Buyer’s Credit with Amraas acting as the credit subject. A-Power will also assist Amraas in seeking domestic lenders in China to help finance this project.

The second project concerns a geothermal project for the Pakistan Parliament Building (753,480 square feet) between SPG and Amraas International. SPG will act as the general contractor for the engineering, procurement and construction and equipment adjustment for the project, and will subcontract certain portions of the project to third parties. The Pakistan government is expected to provide the funding for the project. Detailed terms and conditions are not disclosed.

This signing ceremony has received high-level attention from government and business parties in both China and Pakistan. Delegates attending the signing ceremony included Shenyang Municipal Deputy Secretary General Mr. Shaoqing Gu, Pakistan’s National Social Security Committee Chairman Mr. Raees Mehboob Ahmad, A-Power CEO Mr. Jinxiang Lu and Amraas CEO Mr. Samir Ahmad.

“The technology could help unlock Indonesia’s abundant coal reserves and would improve energy security by reducing dependence on imported fuels,” said Gita Wirjawan, the head of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) ,who represented the government in the signing ceremony. …..

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The wind farm is situated five miles off the north Wales coast, in Liverpool Bay. With an installed capacity of 90 megawatts (MW), Rhyl Flats is the biggest Welsh power station producing energy from renewable sources. Its 25 wind turbines will power the equivalent of 61,000 households per year and save several tens of
thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions.

“RWE is moving at a fast pace with the development of renewable energies. RWE Innogy is one of the fastest growing companies in this sector in Europe. We intend to have projects with a volume of 10,000 megawatts in operation by 2020 and are investing €1 billion per year”, Dr. Juergen Grossmann, CEO of RWE AG, emphasized.

Coalworks Limited an emerging Australian energy developer, and Synthesis Energy Systems Inc. (“SES”) a global industrial gasification company, intend to develop, through a strategic alliance, Coalworks’ first coal gasification and liquefaction plant at Oaklands in New South Wales, Australia ……

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The agreement will see Synfuels develop a coal-to-liquid (CTL) diesel production facility using lignite coal from Blackham’s two Southern Goldfields mines at Scaddan, north of Esperance, and Zanthus, east of Norseman.

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China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holdings Co., one of the country’s two nuclear-energy firms, said it will need more than 100,000 metric tons of uranium between 2009 and 2020 to feed its growing fleet of nuclear plants, a huge jump that underscores the scope of China’s nuclear-energy ambitions.

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Australian geothermal exploration and development company Greenearth Energy has revealed its vision for 2010, focusing primarily on its flagship power geneartion project in Geelong.

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Atlantis Resources has forged a deal with the western state of Gujarat, under which the privately owned company will establish the feasibility of developing tidal power projects capable of generating more than 100 megawatts of power — enough to supply about 40,000 households.

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Indonesia, which lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, holds approximately 40 percent of the world’s geothermal reserves, equivalent to about 27,000 megawatts of electrical power. Most of the geothermal potential is found in Sumatra (13,800 MW), Java and Bali (9,250 MW), and Sulawesi (2,000 MW), while smaller pockets are found scattered across the archipelago.

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