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BRIC EDITION
DECEMBER 2010
THE RISE OF
POWER DEMAND AND INVESTMENT ARE ON A RECORD HIGH IN BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA AND CHINA
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CONTENTS
December 2010
POWERFUL STEPS
The BRICs unite to tackle energy issues
A NEW GENERATION
How large-scale reforms have trans-
formed Russia's nuclear energy sector
LET THE LIGHT IN
Why India is struggling to meet power
demand and secure continued supply
CAUGHT SHORT
Brazil boots thermoelectric generation
to end the hydropower dependence
RISING CLEAN
We investigate China's meteoric rise in
the renewable energy sector
INDUSTRY PROJECTS
Floating Nuclear Power Stations
Barh I and II Coal-Powered Plant
Ethanol-Fired Power Plant
Tianwan 1 and 2 Nuclear Reactors
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Brazil and India suffer similar problems and can-
“ Clubbing together is the order of the
SEVERAL YEARS AGO Russia made the decision to vie
A further objective is to modernise the existing
At present, Russia has assured mineable reserve
BECHTEL BUILDING THE WORLD’S ENERGY FUTURE AT BEC
RUSSIA'S ROSATOM ATOMIC Power Agency is building
Associa SMALL NUCLEAR PLANTS After more than 50
Throughout the lifetime of a nuclear reactor, hav
BANGALORE, KARNATAKA'S STATE capital, is proud of
This last target was missed by a long way. Some 1
on economic grounds welcomed the ten Chinese powe
AROUND 3,300MW of coal-generated power is being a
pressu development of the country, with the Indi
CAUGHT SHORT THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT has long su
During the 2001-2002 energy crisis, reservoir lev
Stormy conditions in November 2009 caused the Ita
2nd Annual Global Energy Asset Security Summit
THE WORLD'S FIRST ethanol-fired power plant was la
require PLANT TESTING A five-month test phase wa
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the hands of renewable sources. By becoming the f
This has created in h of Ch is i t some of the
TIANWAN 1 AND 2 are the largest nuclear reactors
with th accident management design meets IAEA an
ENERGY ASSET
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