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Many projects, mergers and acquisitions are detailed in monthly updates in the Market Report’s Chapters under Industry Analysis.

AMERICAS

United States

Economists have revised their fourth quarter GDP estimates after receiving the news that the U.S. trade deficit has shrunk to its lowest level since October 2009.

Oil imports fell 1.9%, helping the deficit shrink to $34.3 billion (economists were looking for the deficit to come in at $40 billion).

Now some of Wall Street's top analysts are revising their fourth quarter GDP predictions on the news…….remaining text not included.

Mexico

Mexico is starting 2014 with renewed energies. After a messy year, in which Mexicans saw their GDP grow by quarters but still fail to reach the expected annual rate, President Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration is envisioning a much better outcome for this year……remaining text not included.

China

China's economy, the world's second largest, may have grown around 7.6% in 2013, its weakest growth since 1999, with latest economic figures indicating sluggish economic activities in the last quarter.

China's latest economic figures, especially the purchasing managers' index (PMI) in both factory activity and the services sector, indicated sagging momentum in December, with the country's growth softening slightly last quarter, economists said……remaining text not included.

Encouraged by a spurt in investment activities in the latter half of the fiscal year, Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram has said 2013-14 is likely to end with an economic growth of about 5%.

"These are some of the numbers we are looking at, at the moment ... new investment projects have risen to 4.9% of GDP in the October-December quarter from 3.6% in the previous quarter, which means investments are now beginning to take place," he told PTI in an in an interview. ………remaining text not included.

Malaysia

Decreasing purchasing power in Malaysia, particularly among middle-class households, could pull down the nation's private consumption growth in 2014 potentially impacting GDP growth in Southeast Asia's third-largest economy….the remaining text is not included.

Philippines

First Metro Investment Corp., the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group, sees the economy expanding 7% to 7.5% this year, buoyed by increased public and private spending and rehabilitation efforts in calamity-affected areas.

First Metro chairman Francisco Sebastian said in a news briefing in Makati City that while 2013 was marked by destructive calamities and uncertainties in the global markets, it was the year when the Philippines achieved investment-grade status from three international credit rating agencies…..the remaining text is not included.

Singapore

According to Standard Chartered, based on advance estimates, Q4 GDP grew 4.4% y/y, down slightly from 5.9% in Q3. The performance was slightly weaker than expected…..the remaining text is not included.

South Korea

South Korea trimmed its growth forecast for next year while maintaining the economy will likely continue to pick up with fiscal spending at home and an international recovery.

The 2014 growth forecast was lowered to 3.9% from a June projection of 4.0%, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said in a biannual economic outlook…..the remaining text is not included.

Taiwan

Principal government officials expressed their confidence that Taiwan's 2014 gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 3% in 2014, given that the global economy started to bottom out in late 2013.

The Legislative Yuan's Finance Committee reviewed amendments to the Law of Business Tax on Banks and Financial Institutions, while Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman Tseng Ming-chung and Minister of Finance Chang Sheng-ford responded to questions at the Legislative Yuan….the remaining text is not included.

Kuwait

Kuwait's non-oil GDP is expected to grow at 4.5% in 2014 and 2015 compared to last year's 4% mainly on the back of high oil prices, large fiscal and trade surpluses and government’s vast financial reserve, said a report.

However, overall GDP will decrease by 0.6% in 2014 due to a projected fall in oil production, before rising by 3.1% in 2015, stated National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) in its report.

According to NBK, the soaring oil prices, large fiscal and trade surpluses, and the government’s vast financial reserves continue to provide a positive near-term backdrop for the Kuwaiti economy, it stated………………the remaining text is not included.

A complete analysis of GDP and Monthly Updates for individual countries are included as part of Air Filtration & Purification World Market.

This includes only projects where there was an update during the month. There are thousands of projects in the database.

Project Title	First Entry Date	Location	Startup date
George M Sullivan 2 combined cycle-Anchorage Municipal Light & Power	1/1/2014	AK	2016
Ughelli power plant expansion-Transcorp Ughelli Power	1/1/2014	Nigeria	2019
Middleton Power Plant-NTE Energy	1/1/2014	OH	2018
Tarinda Sawe Wala (Pahim Yar Khan district) power plant	1/1/2014	Pakistan	2019
Haveli Bahadur Shah (Jhang district) power plant	1/1/2014	Pakistan	2019
Bhiki (Sheikhupura district) power plant	1/1/2014	Pakistan	2019
Balloki (Kasur district) power plant	1/1/2014	Pakistan	2019
Karamdad Qureshi (Muzaffagarh district) power plant	1/1/2014	Pakistan	2019
Tabangao refinery power combined cycle-Trans-Asia Oil and Energy	1/1/2014	Philippines	2017
Bandirma combined cycle expansion-Enerjisa	1/1/2014	Turkey	2016
Bandmira II combined cycle-Enerjisa (Sabanci Holding and E.ON)	1/1/2014	Turkey	2016
Neyveli New Power Project	12/1/2013	India	2018
Strathcona county (Heartland) combined cycle plant-Atco Power	10/1/2013	Canada	2018
Mombasa power plant	10/1/2013	Kenya	2017
Lamu power plant	10/1/2013	Kenya	2017
Muhlenberg power plant-Louisville Gas & Electric, Kentucky Utilities	10/1/2013	KY	2018
Gardabani combined cycle-JSC Partnership Fund	8/1/2013	Georgia	2015
Berlin-Lichterfelde combined cycle-Vattenfall	8/1/2013	Germany	2016
Chouteau power plant-Grand River Dam Authority	8/1/2013	OK	2017
Kauswagan power plant-AC Energy/GN Power partners	7/1/2013	Philippines	2017
Darlipali supercritical power plant-NTPC	3/1/2013	India	2018
Mariveles expansion-GN Power	3/1/2013	Philippines	Unknown
Genesee combined cycle power plant-Consumers Energy	12/1/2012	MI	On hold
Pudimadaka power plant-NTPC	2/1/2012	India	2018
Leyte CFB power plant-SMC Global Power Holdings	10/1/2011	Philippines	2016
Dushanbe cogen plant-Barqi Tojik	4/1/2011	Tajikistan	2013
Global Business Power plant expansion in La Paz	1/1/2011	Philippines	Unknown
Sundance 7 combined cycle-TransAlta, Mid-American Holdings	11/1/2010	Canada	2019
Yavatmal -Jinbhuvish Power Generation	9/1/2010	India	2016
Sirkali power plant-Neyveli Lignite (NLC)	5/1/2010	India	Unknown
Ramagundam Stage IV supercritical power plant-NTPC	5/1/2010	India	Unknown
Sostanj 6 supercritical power plant-Termoelektrarna Sostanj	12/1/2009	Slovenia	Unknown
Dhundwa Jamauli--UP Power Corp./Neyveli Lignite Corp. power plant	10/1/2009	India	Unknown
Nyagan combined cycle power plant-GRES	8/1/2009	Russia	2014
Shin Kori 5,6	7/1/2009	South Korea	2020
Punta Alcalde (Huasco) power project 1-5-Endesa Chile	3/1/2009	Chile	2018
Opole expansion-Polska Grupa Energetyczna	2/1/2009	Poland	2019
Ninh Thuan 1-1,2 nuclear power plant-EVN	11/1/2008	Vietnam	2025
Poland nuclear power plant-Polska Grupa Energetyczna	7/1/2008	Poland	2030
Paks replacement	5/1/2008	Hungary	2025
Polk combined cycle conversion-Tampa Electric	3/1/2008	FL	2017
Raghunathpur power project-Damodar Valley Corp	12/1/2007	India	Unknown
Masinloc 2-AES Philippines	9/1/2007	Philippines	2018
Damietta 3--Egyptian Electric Authority		Egypt	1989
Takoradi 1 combined cycle plant-TAQA		Ghana	2016

New power generation projects are tracked in two publications. Fossil and Nuclear Power Generation includes both market forecasts and project data. World Power Generation Projects has just the project data.