Category: Energy & Environment

Moscow has postponed a decision to sign a major joint pipeline deal with China, although it said it was still committed to helping satisfy Beijing's energy requirements. On a visit to China, Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said an additional three or four months was needed to improve the technical plan and address environmental concerns. […]

The Hongshui River in Guangxi province is to be blocked in early November as part of the construction of the 4,200MW Longtan hydropower plant. Some 6,000 residents in the dam area are to be relocated, reported Xinhua. "The blocking will be a milestone, marking the turning point from the basic digging period to dam-building period," […]

Two additional generators will be installed this year at the Three Gorges Dam to alleviate power shortages in the Yangtze River Delta. The Yangtze Three Gorges Project Development Corp will now install a total of six generators in 2003. "Because of this new situation, we shall install as many generators as we can this year," […]

Shanghai will spend Yn12bn on upgrading its power grid in the next two years after a series of shortages and breakdowns were experienced during this summer's heatwave. The upgrades should allow the grid to handle double current peak demand, said Shanghai Morning Post. Many companies were instructed to halt production by the municipal government. As […]

Discussions between PetroChina and its foreign partners in the west-east gas pipeline have been bogged down indefinitely in disagreement, according to a Financial Times interview with Sir Philip Watts, chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell. Shell, ExxonMobil and Gazprom signed a framework agreement with the Chinese company last July but no final deal has been agreed. However, […]