Headlines for the August 2, 2013 – Utility E-Alert   

UTILITY E-ALERT 

#1136 – August 2, 2013 

Table of Contents

COAL – US

•                                    Power Plants Requesting MATS Extensions

•                                    Southern committed to 582 MW IGCC Kemper Power Plant

•                                    Navajo wants to shut One Unit, add SCR to Other Two by 2030

•                                    Sixteen States Cited for High SO₂ Levels

COAL – WORLD

•                                    Toyo Ink Group to develop 2000 MW Song Hau 2 in Vietnam

•                                    China to build Four Power Plants in the Gadani Power Park, Pakistan

•                                    Pakistan to convert Diesel-fired Power Plants to Coal-firing

•                                    Poyry is Owner’s Engineer for 1,320 MW Phong 1 Power Plant

•                                    Botswana’s African Energy Resources proposes 300 MW Power Plant associated with Coal Mine

•                                    MHI to supply Boilers and Steam Turbines for 1320 MW Chhabra Power Plant in India

•                                    Meralco proposes 50-80 MW Power Plant for Philex Mining Corp. in Philippines

•                                    Sri Lanka exploring Locations for 50 MW Power Plant

•                                    Sepco to build 318 MW Power Plant in Jerada, Morocco

•                                    Ultra Mega Power Projects at Cheyyar and Bedabahal in India should be Awarded in Early 2014

•                                    Ayala to build 3x135 MW Power Plant at Lanao de Norte, Philippines

GAS / OIL – US

•                                    Gemma Power Systems enters into an EPC Agreement with Moxie Patriot LLC for a Gas-fired Power Plant

•                                    Genesee Power Plant in Thetford Township, MI gets Air Permit

•                                    Mitsubishi Gas Turbines for 1000 MW Wildcat Point

GAS / OIL – WORLD

•                                    100 MW Power Plant for Purcellsinch, Ireland

•                                    Drax could Invest in Gas-fired Power Plants

CO₂

•                                    U.S. Appeals Court Rejects States’ Challenge of EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Rules

NUCLEAR

•                                    Duke cancels Crystal River (Levy County) Nuclear Project

•                                    4,800 MW Akkuyu Nuclear Power Project in Turkey Delayed

•                                    India Railways could turn to Nuclear Power Plants to Supply Power for Electric Locomotives

•                                    Belarus, Russia negotiate on new Nuclear Power Plant Project

•                                    NRC Decision on Duke Nuclear Power Project Delayed

BUSINESS

•                                    MPSA’S Large Scale SCR System at 800 MW Marsh Landing Simple Cycle Power Plant

•                                    Virginia SCC approves APCo Purchase of Amos 3

•                                    Cogeneration, Fuel Switching, and Upgrades Are All Choices for U.S. Industrial Boiler Operators

•                                    Stationary NO_x Catalyst market to Reach $2 Billion in Next 4 Years

HOT TOPIC HOUR

•                                    “New Developments in Air Pollution Control Technology - Part 2” – Hot Topic Hour on August 1, 2013

•                                    “Improving Power Plant Efficiency and Power Generation” is the Hot Topic Hour on Thursday, August 8, 2013

•                                    Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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