Headlines for the August 17, 2012 – Utility E-Alert

 UTILITY E-ALERT

#1088 – August 17, 2012

Table of Contents

COAL-GEN

• Keynote Session of COAL-GEN says Coal still Viable

COAL – US

§  Great Plains plans $1 Billion in Emissions Control Systems at La Cygne, Montrose, Sibley

§  Mississippi Power redefines Work for Contractors on Kemper IGCC Project

§  EPA is approving SNCR for Reid Gardner 1-3

§  Pennsylvania lax in making changes on Huntingdon Coal-fired Boilers

COAL – WORLD

§  Nam Power pre-qualifies 13 Contractors for 150-300 MW Erongo Power Project in Namibia

§  Adaro plans 1,200 MW Sumatra (Indonesia) Power Plant

§  Bosowa Group to build Coal-fired 300 MW Power Plant in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

§  KESC and Hong Kong firm sign MoU for Coal-fired Power Plant in Karachi, Pakistan

§  Deal signed for 50 MW Myeik Power Plant in Myanmar

§  Sri Lankan Government admits Defects in Chinese-built Coal-fired Power Plant

§  Egat to Hear Public comments on 800 MW Krabi Power Plant in Thailand

§  Reliance Power stops work on 4,000 MW Krishnapatam Power Project

§  Government tells BHEL to pay Rs 25 crore as Penalty at Raichur Project

§  Daelim to build 300 MW O Mon 2 in Vietnam

GAS/OIL / US

• Permits for Excelsior IGCC Project sufficient for Gas-fired Project

GAS/OIL WORLD

§  Power Machines construct Generator for Mosenergo

§  KEPCO to restart 3,700 MW Wakayama Power Plant Construction

§  Ugandan Tororo Power Plant to increase Capacity to 80 MW

§  We Energies to convert Valley to Gas-firing

CO₂

• Low Natural Gas Prices Drive CO₂ Emissions Down to Lowest Level in 20-Years

GASIFICATION

§  Illinois Governor vetoes Bill on Chicago Coal Gasification Plant

§  Ukraine eyeing Chinese Gasification Tech

BIOMASS

• Aecon wins Biomass Conversion Project Contract at Atikokan in Ontario, Canada

NUCLEAR

• Will Duke Repair Cystal River?

BUSINESS

§  Greece looks to sell Coal-fired Power Plant Assets to alleviate Debt, but Unions Opposed

§  China’s Sinopec eyes stake in Texas IGCC Power Project

§  Clyde Bergemann Unit to open New Emissions Control Production Plant in Georgia

§  Midwest Energy Emissions to Demo Mercury Removal Technology at Southwestern US Power Plant

§  Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding looking at Power Projects in Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand

HOT TOPIC HOUR

§  Hot Topic Hour Friday, August 17, 2012 covered Coal-Gen Highlights

§  “Hot Topic Hour” on Friday, August 24, 2012 to Cover Mega Symposium Highlights 

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