Power Engineering International articles from December 2007

Power Engineering International archives from December 2007

Australia finally gets its green credentials.(UP FRONT)
December 1, 2007... Surely it must be some sort of record? I am, of course, talking about how quickly Kevin Rudd, Australia's brand new prime minister, set the wheels in motion for Australia to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Within hours of his inauguration on Monday,...

Co-operation the key in a post-Kyoto world.(ANALYSIS)
December 1, 2007... The climate change debate took centre stage at November's 20th World Energy Congress in Rome. With the argument for global action on climate change won seemingly hands down, politicians and the captains of the power industry discussed how best...

Arab nations to invest $120bn.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... The Arab nations will invest $120bn in the power sector over the five years from 2008-2012, according to the Arab Petroleum Investment Corp (APICORP). The investment will be used to construct an additional 48 GW of generating capacity, raising...

Siemens, Russia to develop atomic power generation.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... German engineering conglomerate Siemens has signed an agreement with Russia to help the country boost nuclear power generation. Russia's atomic energy agency, known as Rosatom, said its chief, Sergei Kiriyenko, had signed the memorandum in...

SEC to add 2000 MW at two sites.(INTERNATIONAL)(National Contracting Company Ltd. (Saudi Arabia))(Saudi Electricity Co.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is proposing to expand two of its power generating sites, adding 2000 MW to its generating capacity The award of the first contract, for the fifth-stage expansion of the Rabigh power plant will add 1000...

Turbine deal for South African coal plant.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... The South African utility Eskom is planning construction of a 4800 MW coal-fired power plant at Lephalale in Limpopo province, the first new coal-fired plant to be built in the country for 20 years. The facility will be equipped with six...

Nuclear solution to soaring Gulf power.(INTERNATIONAL)(Gulf Cooperation Council)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region requires nuclear power in order to meet soaring demand for electricity according to the director general of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research. Current fuel sources may not be...

Spanish-US group wins Algerian contract.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... A consortium of Iberdrola and General Electric has won the turnkey contract to build a 1200 MW combined-cycle plant in Algeria. The [euro]1.48bn ($2.19bn) contract was awarded by the Algerian state-owned electricity company, Sonelgaz. The...

Algeria.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... Algeria: A consortium led by Alstom and including Egyptian company Orascom Construction Industries has won a contract to build a power plant in Algeria. The deal is worth $1.96bn.

Belarus.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... Belarus: The government of Belarus has approved a programme to upgrade the country's power system with an expected investment of around $10bn. The programme is due to be completed by 2011.

China.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... China: China is to develop a new uranium enrichment facility and build two further nuclear reactors at the Tianwan plant, under a deal signed with Russia.

Jordan.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... Jordan: The Social Security Corporation has taken a nine per cent stake in Jordan's Central Electricity Generating Co. The deal, which follows ENARA Energy Arabia taking a 40 per cent stake in September, leaves the Jordanian government with 41...

Namibia.(INTERNATIONAL)(ABB AG (Baden, Switzerland))(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Namibia: ABB is to supply HVDC converter stations for a 970 km, 350 V transmission line from a substation near Katima Mulilo to one between Otjiwarongo and Outjo. The project, being constructed by Nampower, will have an initial capacity of 300...

South Africa.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... South Africa: Eskom may have to spend $43bn on new capacity and infrastructure improvements over the next five years. As a result, the company wants to increase tariffs by up to 20 per cent. However the national regulator may allow an increase...

Turkey.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... Turkey: Turkey has signed an agreement with Iran for joint power production projects in spite of pressure from the US government not to deal with its neighbour. The agreement includes three thermal plants, two in Iran and one in Turkey.

Zambia.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... Zambia: Zesco, the Zambian national utility, has signed a deal with China's Sino Hydro to increase the capacity of the Kariba North Bank power station by 360 MW. The Export-Import Bank of China will provide 85 per cent of the project cost.

Zimbabwe.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2007... Zimbabwe: Zesa Holdings is to increase the capacity of its Hwange power station by 350 MW under a deal with an undisclosed Chinese investor. The project will involve the addition of two new units to the six unit plant.

Czech Republic.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Czech Republic: State power company CEZ is to upgrade the safety system at the Temelin nuclear power plant. The work should be finished by the middle of 2008.

Finland.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Finland: The boiler for a combined heat and power plant in Kerava, near Helsinki, will be supplied by Metso Power. The 73 MWth bubbling fluidized bed boiler is valued at around [euro]25m ($37m).

Germany.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Germany: The president of the grid regulator, Bnetza, has said that the country is not building enough power plants. Although 29000 MW of capacity is planned to 2016, permission has only been given for the construction of 7800 MW.

Iceland.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Iceland: An Icelandic firm, Reykjavik Energy Invest, is bidding to operate a 100 MW geothermal power plant in Biliran, Leyte, the Philippines. The company operates geothermal plants in Iceland supplying domestic heating and is developing steam...

Domestic power producers.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Spain: Domestic power producers must surrender around [euro]1.2bn ($1.8bn) in earnings related to C[O.sub.2] emissions charges that were built into generation prices between 2005 and 2007, the industry minister has determined.

ACS.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Spain: Spanish construction company ACS has ordered 50 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.3 MW each from Siemens Power Generation for four wind farm in Andalucia. The company has also ordered a steam turbine for a solar thermal power plant to...

Switzerland.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Switzerland: The EU and Switzerland have begun negotiations on an integrated electricity market. Switzerland already plays a key role in the European market by supplying power to its neighbours, particularly Italy, France and Germany.

UK.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... UK: The UK government has granted approval for a 350 MW wood-chip fuelled power plant to be constructed in Port Talbot, South Wales. The $800m plant will be built by Prenergy and is due for completion by the end of 2010.

Turkey.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Turkey: The US Energy Secretary, Samuel W. Bodman, has called Turkey an important energy gateway between the East and the West. During a recent visit to Istanbul he also said the world needed to embark on a new era of global cooperation in...

Eu performs spadework for CCS.(EUROPE)(carbon capture and storage)(European Union)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The European Union (EU) is preparing draft proposals that will govern the future capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide (C[O.sub.2]) from power plants and other sources. The new proposals should fill holes in current legislation, which...

Enel CEO lays out his energy vision for Europe.(EUROPE)(Enel Distribuzione S.p.A.)(Fulvio Conti)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Energy efficiency, market integration, C[O.sub.2] abatement technologies and vertical integration; these represent the conditions necessary to liberate the European energy market, according to Fulvio Conti, CEO and general manager of Italian...

E. ON attacks Brussels on liberalization measures.(EUROPE)(Wulf Bernotat)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The chief executive of German utility Eon, Wulf Bernotat, has claimed that the biggest threat to European energy groups comes not from Russian investments, but from EU plans to break them up by unbundling large, vertically integrated utilities....

Trade of renewable certificates should go ahead: Eurelectric et al.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... The EU should include the ability to trade renewable energy certificates across national borders as a part of its new directive on renewable energy sources (RES), according to three industry associations. Eurelectric, RECS (Renewable...

Japan to build European wind farm.(EUROPE)
December 1, 2007... Japan Wind Development Company is to build a 6 MW wind farm in Scotland in 2008, followed by a 25 MW facility the following year. The company, which already has 16 wind farms in Japan, is also planning several joint venture projects in the...

Australia.(ASIA-PACIFIC)(Suzlon Energy Australia Ltd.)(AGL Energy)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Australia: Suzlon Energy Australia has won two orders for wind turbines with a total generating capacity of 204 MW. One order is for 63 units of 2.1 MW each for a wind farm north of Canberra, to be built by Renewable Power Ventures. A second...

AEA Technology.(ASIA-PACIFIC)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... China: AEA Technology has been appointed to run the first 18-month phase of a UK-China Near Zero Emissions Coal initiative, which aims to demonstrate coal fired power generation with carbon capture and storage in China. The project is expected...

Automation systems for two supercritical coal fired power plants in China are to be supplied by Metso Automation in a deal worth $2m.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... China: Automation systems for two supercritical coal fired power plants in China are to be supplied by Metso Automation in a deal worth $2m. The two 600 MW units, at the Ma An Shan plant are being built by Shanghai Boiler Works.

India.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... India: Boilers and generating equipment for two 1200 MW power plants being built by Essar Group in India will be supplied by the Chinese company Harbin. The two plants are located in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Essar is investing $3.8bn in...

Pakistan.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... Pakistan: The Pakistan-China Joint Investment Company is planning to take an equity stake in a coal mine and power generation project in Sindh province. A company to develop the scheme is due to be established in the near future.

AES Power Corp.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... Philippines: AES Power Corp has announced plans to double the capacity of the Masinioc coal fired power plant. The company acquired the 600 MW plant in July 2007 following an auction by the Philippines government.

Korean Electric Power Corp.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... Philippines: Korean Electric Power Corp has opened exploratory talks with the Philippines government about bring into service the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant. The plant was completed in 1984 but has never generated any power.

Sri Lanka.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... Sri Lanka: The Daytang Power Group has put forward a proposal to build a 300 MW thermal power plant in Sri Lanka's Southern Province. The proposal follows a meeting between delegates of the company and the Enterprise Development and Investment...

Latest World Energy Outlook focuses on emerging Asian giants.(ASIA-PACIFIC)(International Energy Agency)
December 1, 2007... The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released its latest World Energy Outlook (WEO). This year's edition focuses on China and India, the world's emerging economic giants, identifying and quantifying the factors that will drive their...

Vietnam power plan faces difficulties.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... The Vietnamese government has approved a new 'Electricity Development Plan', but there are concerns that the ambitious schedule detailing development to 2015 and beyond would face fundamental challenges. One challenge will be to build 4120...

Bangladesh plans new coal power plants.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... Bangladesh is planning to build two new coal fired power plants close to ports at Chittagong and Mongla in order to supply power across the country. It is intended that the plants will be fuelled with coal imported from Australian and...

Investment for Mekong River development.(ASIA-PACIFIC)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The Finnish government has agreed to provide [euro]2m ($2.9m) over four years to support development of a hydropower programme for the Mekong River basin. As part of this assistance, part of the new funds will be used for a manpower capacity...

China's renewable development accelerates.(ASIA-PACIFIC)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... China is expected to invest $10bn in renewable energy capacity in 2007, according to a report from the Worldwatch Institute. This will be the second highest national investment after Germany, the report says. The report suggests the country is...

Ultra-supercritical plant completes trial run.(ASIA-PACIFIC)
December 1, 2007... A 600 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant generating unit has completed a trial run of 168 hours at the Huaneng Qinbei Power plant in China. The trial of Unit 3 at the plant, in which Huaneng Power International holds a 60 per cent...

US coal plant database released by DOE.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... The US Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Energy Technology Laboratory has released the 2007 version of the Coal Power Plant Database, a comprehensive database of coal fired power plants in the USA. The database consolidates...

Exelon chooses GE-Hitachi nuclear design.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Exelon Nuclear, an Illinois-based, USA, nuclear utility, has chosen the GE-Hitachi ESBWR as it proposed reactor design if it decides to construct a new nuclear plant in Texas. The company is currently studying sites in Texas' Matagorda and...

Empresa Electrica Guacolda to extend Chilean power plant with coal unit.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Chilean utility Empresa Electrica Guacolda is to extend its Guacolda power plant at Huasco by adding an additional coal fired unit. The plant, 700 km north of Santiago, already has three units in operation. The new unit will be supplied by...

Georgia Power seeks renewable energy.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Georgia Power has announced a request for proposals for renewable energy from wind or solar sources. The energy will be sold under the utility's Green Energy Programme. Since Georgia Power launched the programme in 2006, it has attracted...

NJ companies set to be charged for GHG emissions.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... The legislature of the US state of New Jersey is to require companies to pay for the greenhouse gases (GHG) they produce. The proposals include imposing a cap and trade system for New Jersey, New York and eight other US states agreed to the...

US shareholders agree to Iberdrola takeover.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Shareholders in Energy East Corporation, a Portland, Maine-based energy services and delivery company, have agreed to the company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Spanish utility Iberdrola. Around 93 per cent of shareholders voted in...

Argentina.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Argentina: Six consortia have expressed interest in bidding to construct two hydropower plants in Argentina. The plants, with a combined capacity of 1.7 GW, will be built on the Santa Cruz River. Its estimated cost is $1bn.

Brazil.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Brazil: Eight diesel engines for a 148 MW standby power plant in Brazil will be supplied by Man Diesel. The contract is valued at $48m. Engine delivery to the plant, is due in the middle of 2008 with commercial service expected six months...

Canadian Solar has signed a contract with the German City Solar Group for the delivery of 60 MW of solar modules for a series of solar power plants in Spain.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Canada: Canadian Solar has signed a contract with the German City Solar Group for the delivery of 60 MW of solar modules for a series of solar power plants in Spain. Shipments begin immediately, with startup due by the summer of 2008.

Nova Scotia Power has entered negotiations with independent power producers for 240 MW of wind power.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Canada: Nova Scotia Power has entered negotiations with independent power producers for 240 MW of wind power. The power will be generated at eight sites across the province and will involve an Startup is expected before the end of 2009.

Latin America.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... Latin America: The chairman of Spanish utility Iberdrola has announced that the company plans to invest $1bn in the Latin American region between 2008 and 2010. The company currently has 6200 MW of generating capacity in the region, 5000 MW of...

South America.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... South America: Nexans has signed a framework agreement to acquire the cable business of South American cable manufacturer Madeco. Nexans will pay $422m for the company, along with 2.5m newly issued Nexans shares.

UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE) has signed a letter of intent with Alstom.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... USA: UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE) has signed a letter of intent with Alstom, reflecting the former's intention to purchase a minimum of four turbine generators for UNE's planned fleet of advanced nuclear power plants in the USA based on the...

Cascade Wind Holdings has ordered 25, 2 MW wind turbines from German company REpower Systems.(AMERICAS)
December 1, 2007... USA: Cascade Wind Holdings has ordered 25, 2 MW wind turbines from German company REpower Systems. The units will be installed at the company's proposed Wind Point Phase 1 wind farm in Gold-endale, Washington. Completion is due in 2008.

Gazprom power partnership.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... Gazprom power partnership: E.ON has mooted the idea of building power plants in the UK, Germany and Hungary in partnership with Gazprom. The German company is already the largest foreign shareholder in the Russian gas giant.

MHI turbine JV.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... MHI turbine JV: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to establish a joint venture with Larsen and Toubro Ltd to manufacture, sell and service steam turbines and generators in India. Called L & T-MHI Turbine Generators, the new company will commence...

CEZ merger finalized.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... CEZ merger finalized: CEZ has completed the merger of its three Bulgarian power distribution companies. The move, aimed at reducing costs and improving efficiency, was authorised by the Sofia City Court. CEZ bought a 67 per cent stake in the...

Chile distribution sale.(COMPANIES)(PPL Corp. sold its stake to Empresas Emel S.A.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Chile distribution sale: PPL has sold its 95.4 per cent stake in Chilean distribution company Empresas Emel to Compania General de Electricidad for $660m. The sale ends the US company's involvement in Latin America. Emel serves customers in...

Italian wind venture.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... Italian wind venture: Iberdrola Renewables and API Nova Energia have each taken a 50 per cent stake in Societa Energie Rinnovabili, a joint venture which will develop wind farms in Italy. The company plans to establish seven wind farms in...

SSE enters Ireland.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... SSE enters Ireland: Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) will enter the Irish electricity market after the Irish energy regulator awarded the company a license to sell electricity and gas there. The move follows the formation of a single...

US-China clean coal JV.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... US-China clean coal JV: US company Clean Coal Technologies has teamed up with the Shanxi Power Group to create a joint venture company that will sell clean coal technology in China. The new company will be established with an estimated $100m in...

Taweelah stake.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... Taweelah stake: Marubeni Corp is to take a 40 per cent stake in the Taweelah A2 power and water desalination project in Abu Dhabi. The deal, following an international bidding process, will give Marubeni the right to operate the plant.

RWE to establish renewables company.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... German utility RWE has announced plans to establish a dedicated renewables company called RWE Innogy. The new organization, to be headed by Professor Fritz Vahrenholt, will start operating on 1 February, 2008. RWE intends to invest...

GE acquires stake in Indian PP developer.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... GE Financial Services (GEFS) has taken a 26 per cent stake in Sayi Power Energy Ltd, the company which owns Indian power project developer KSK Power Venture plc, for an undisclosed sum. KSK Power Venture currently has eight power plants...

Siemens maps out low emissions future for Asia.(COMPANIES)(Uriel Sharef)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Asia presents the toughest global energy challenge over the next twenty years according to Siemens executive vice president, Uriel Sharef. Speaking at the World Energy Congress 2007, he reported forecasts suggesting an annual growth in...

Suez expands its wind expertise.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... Suez, through its subsidiary Electrabel, has acquired a 50.1 per cent of Compagnie de Vent, a French wind energy company, for [euro]321m ($475m). After a rights issue reserved for Suez, this holding will be raised to 56.8 per cent. The founder...

CDC sells Globeleq for $528m.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... CDC has sold Globeleq Ltd to a consortium of Tanjong Energy Holdings (Malaysia) and Aljomaih for $528m. The sale involves the company's operating power businesses in North Africa and Asia, but not its projects under development or its...

Privatization of Jordanian power sector continues.(COMPANIES)
December 1, 2007... Kingdom Electricity has purchased 100 per cent of the shares in the Electricity Distribution Company (EDCO) and 55.4 per cent of the shares in Irbid District Electricity Company (IDECO). The deal represents another stage in the privatization of...

Favourable winds for turbine makers: wind energy is growing rapidly worldwide, meaning it now is part of the mainstream power generation mix. This growth in demand has meant a shift in wind asset ownership. What impact is this having on the turbine manufacturing industry and how is it responding?(WIND TURBINE MARKET)
December 1, 2007... There is little doubt that wind energy has become mainstream, with global wind capacity set to increase from 74 GW in 2006 to more than 200 GW by 2011. Furthermore, over the last 15 years wind energy has accounted for 24 per cent of new power...

Will the European grid smarten up?(Network Interconnection)
December 1, 2007... Since 1 July 2007 all European Union citizens have been able, in theory, to freely choose their electricity and gas supplier. Reaping the benefits of full liberalization of the electricity market in practice remains a daunting goal. While...

Is economic, commercial solar power just over the horizon? In the deserts of Spain one of the world's most advanced solar energy producing power stations has been built. Based on Fresnel technology, the pilot plant is set to establish new standards for power supply and prove that an efficient and reliable solar energy power plant can be commercially realized.(Solar Power)
December 1, 2007... Jacques de Lalaing, managing director of the Solar Power Group (SPG), has been making frequent journeys to Spain of late to catch some sunshine, but not for a holiday. In fact, de Lalaing has been working with MAN Ferrostaal, the industrial...

A small-scale waste to energy system that doesn't count its chickens: the Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed a novel waste treatment technology that can not only be used as an alternative to landfilling, but more importantly its gas by-product is proving to be a useful power generation fuel source.(Woste to Power)
December 1, 2007... The commercial means of waste treatment are currently mass landfilling and incineration. In countries such as Japan, where land is at a premium, most combustible waste is incinerated. However, on a global-scale landfilling remains the most...

Striking at the heart of condition assessment.(Condition Assessment)
December 1, 2007... Remote visual inspections of machinery and pipework have always had limitations because of the inherent inflexibility of fibrescopes and videoscopes. The unique articulation of a guide tool designed by QinetiQ now now opens up the possibility...

Who's getting high on hydrogen? Some (possibly optimistic) observers have noted that we have approached the beginning of the end of the carbon era. Professor Keith Guy looks at one of the alternatives to fossil fuels and discusses whether the hydrogen economy can ever become a reality.(Hydrogen Economy)
December 1, 2007... A growing global population, rising standards of living, and more industrial production mean the amount of energy the world consumes could rise by 50 to 60 per cent in the next 25 years. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Today, the biggest forms...

Trigeneration weaves it magic in Spain: the major synthetic fibre plant of Inquitex SA has attained industry-leading standards of operational efficiency and productivity as the result of a continuing modernization programme centred on an upgrade of the cogeneration system at the heart of its manufacturing process.(Cogeneration to Trigeneration)
December 1, 2007... Inquitex, which was formed in 1952 and is the only plant of its type in the Basque country, draws on the river's high-quality water for its synthetic fibre production. Its output comprises polyamide fibre, which is used in the textile industry...

Ensuring a polished steam performance: the utilization of continuous electrodeionization for demineralizing pre-treated water for modern high-pressure boilers is on the rise. Its growing acceptance is illustrated in a repowering project at a combined heat and power plant located in the heart of Manhatton Island, USA.(Feed Water Treatment)
December 1, 2007... Modern high-pressure boilers are very particular about the quality of water in contact with their tubes. The smallest speck of corrosion or accumulation of scale can initiate failure in a tube conducting extremely high heat fluxes. Not only are...

Online optimization of hybrid desalination plants.(Desalination Plant Optimization)(Reprint)
December 1, 2007... A new approach to the economical optimization of desalination and power plants based on different online and offline optimization packages has been developed. The effectiveness of these packages is described through their successful...

Private power boost for Bahrain: Bahrain's first private sector power project commenced full commercial operation in May 2007. The project, which was conducted in two phases, kept to schedule and looks set to encourage the country to open its power sector to further private investment.(Combined-cycle Power)
December 1, 2007... In May of 2007 the Al Ezzel power plant, located in the Al Hidd Industrial Area, close to Bahrain's capital city Manama, was inaugurated in an official ceremony in the presence of the Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain's Defence...

Conference programme.
December 1, 2007... CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION 4-6 FEBRUARY 2008 BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE MANAMA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN Monday 4th February 2008 Session 1: 13:30-15:00 STRATEGIC POWER TRACK -- REGIONAL & COUNTRY SPOTLIGHTS ...