Headlines for the January 31, 2014 – Utility E-Alert      

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1160 – January 31, 2014

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COAL – US

§  Brayton Point will shut down anyway in 2017

§  Big River Electric will idle DB Wilson and Coleman after Loss of Largest Customer

§  Oklahoma still fighting EPA’s Regional Haze Plan for State

§  EPA given December Deadline for issuing Coal Combustion Residuals Rule

§  Southern Co to absorb Start-up Costs for Kemper County IGCC Power Plant

§  Tucson Electric Power to convert Sundt to Gas-firing

§  ME2C to supply Mercury Removal Technology to Fleet of Nine Units

§  Precipitator upgrade for Dallman 33

• Cabot to provide DARCO Activated Carbon for Midwestern Utility

COAL – WORLD

• Bangladesh to expand Barapukuria
• Japanese Bank to finance Power Plants in Karnataka, India
• Neyveli Lignite to increase Power Generation to 11,195 MW over 10 Years in India
• 5,000 MW of New Power Generation planned in Sindh State, Pakistan
• Residents say GN Power has not Lowered Power Rates and oppose Expansion of Mariveles Power Plant in the Philippines
• NTPC could take over Power Projects in India
• 600 MW Yavatmal Power Project has Maharashtra State (India) Approval
• NTPC to proceed with 5x800 MW Pudimadaka Power Project (India)
• EDF undecided on Fate of Cottam and West Burton in UK

GAS/OIL - US

• NTE to use MPSA Turbines at 500 MW Middletown Energy Center
• MHI to supply Turbines for Chouteau Power Plant
• Natural Gas Price Increase means More Coal-fired Generation
• Valley Conversion to Gas-firing Approved
• Tampa Electric has Permit for Polk Conversion to Combined Cycle
• Consumers Energy puts 750 MW Genesee Combined Cycle on Hold

GAS/OIL – WORLD 

• Alstom to Upgrade Dubai Aluminum Gas Turbines
• Mott MacDonald is Owner’s Engineer for 840 MW Kirikkale, Turkey, Combined Cycle Power Plant
• East Delta Electricity Co. will upgrade Shabab and West Damietta to Combined Cycle Operation
• Transcorp, GE partner on expansion of Ughelli Power Plant in Nigeria

NUCLEAR

• South Carolina Electric & Gas to buy Stake in VC Summer Nuclear Power Project
• UAE to break Ground on Third Unit of Nuclear Power Plant
• South Korea to begin Shin Kori 5 and 6 Project
• PGE looking for Partners for Polish Nuclear Power Plant

BIOMASS

• Valmet to supply Multi-Fuel Boiler for Sappi’s Mill in Finland

BUSINESS 

• Kenya shortlists Bidders for 950 MW Coal-fired Lamu and 700 MW LNG-fired Dongo Kundu Power Projects
• European Utilities face Writedowns
• B&W PGG and Chem-Mod sign License Agreement for Mitagent™
• Investment in Fossil-fired and Nuclear Power Plants will exceed $760 Billion in 2014

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