Electricite de France, the biggest electricity company in Europe, is to open an Asia- Pacific headquarters in Beijing as part of its plans to expand in the Chinese market, Bloomberg reported. The company is already the largest foreign investor in the Chinese power industry, with stakes in projects in Shandong and Guangxi. It was also […]
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Equipment for nuclear plant
Chinese and Russian technicians have begun to install equipment for the first phase of the Tianwan nuclear power station in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, Xinhua reported. The Russian nuclear power minister Alexander Rumyantsev visited the city for the start of the installation. The first phase of the project involves two nuclear power generating units with a […]
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Turning rubbish into power
Construction of China’s first large-scale garbage incineration power plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, was completed in November, Xinhua reported. The plant, which cost Yn400m to build, will be able to incinerate 1,000 tonnes of domestic waste a day. Sewage from the plant will be drained through specially sealed waste pipes into a local sewage […]
The central government has approved a US$3bn project to build a petrochemical plant in Quanzhou, Fujian province. The plant is a joint venture between China Petroleum & Chemical, Fujian Petroleum & Chemical, US oil giant Exxon Mobil and Aramco of Saudi Arabia, with each partner holding a 25 per cent stake. The plant will have […]