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the 10-MW Anglesey Skerries project in
Wales are said to be in the advanced
stages of development.
POWER Digest
Cuadrilla Delays UK Fracking Project
to Conduct More Assessments. The
UK's largest shale gas explorer, Cuadrilla
Resources Holdings, on March 14 said it
would delay hydraulic fracturing operations
at its Anna Road project until 2014, after
data it had gathered from exploration of
the Bowland Basin Shale in Lancashire confirmed
assessments that the 1,200-squarekilometer
license area holds at least 200
trillion cubic feet of gas. Postponing the
operation will give Cuadrilla time to conduct
more extensive environmental assessments
and to engage local communities
around the project, the company said. An
application to drill at the Anna Road project
site is under consideration by the local
Lancashire County Council.
Japan Proposes Solar Tariff Cut as
Equipment Prices Plunge. Japan's Ministry
of Economy, Trade, and Industry
on March 12 said the price Japan's power
utilities must pay independent solar power
producers would be cut by 10% beginning
April 1. The cost of nonresidential solar
has fallen 14% since October last year
compared to the amount used to set the
solar tariff for the year ending March 31,
according to the ministry. The price for solar
power from systems with a capacity of
10 kW of less would be cut to 39¢/kW. Purchase
prices for other types of renewables
would not be affected by the proposal.
Australia Backs Renewables Target
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Plan. Australia's government in late March
opted to maintain a nationwide renewable
energy target (RET) that seeks to procure
at least 20% (41,000 GWh) of its power
from solar, wind, and hydro by 2020. The
nation rich in fossil fuel resources established
the RET in 2001, and it has reportedly
drawn A$10 billion (US$10.5 billion)
into large-scale renewable ventures. The
Gillard government rejected calls from industry
to cut back the target, saying after
a statutory review by the Climate Change
Authority that the RET would " position
Australia well to respond to the challenges
of climate change. "
Turkish Grid Auctions Valued at
Around $3.5 Billion. Privatization auctions
of Turkey's four remaining power
grids-AYEDAS, Toroslar Elektrik, Van
Gölü, and Dicle-in March 15 brought in
bids totaling nearly $3.5 billion. Enerjisa
(jointly owned by Turkey's second-largest
company, Sabanci, and German energy
firm E.ON) won the tender for the two
largest grids, AYEDAS and Toroslar Elektrik.
AYEDAS operates on the Asian side
of Istanbul, and Toroslar operates in the
Adana region in the southern part of Turkey.
The highest bid for privatization of
Dicle Elektrik, the electricity distributor
operating in Turkey's southeastern provinces,
was won by the Iskaya Dogu joint
venture. Construction company Türkerler
won the tender for Vangölü Elektrik.
Russian Energy Efficiency and Energy
Development. On March 11, Russia
unveiled a plan, entitled " Energy Efficiency
and the Development of Energy to 2020, "
for modernizing the country's energy industry.
The plan calls for major investments in
energy efficiency, renewable energy, and expanded
extraction of oil, gas, and coal for
export. The goal is to reduce Russia's energy
intensity by 40%. For more on the Russian
power sector, see " The Russian Power Revolution "
in the January 2013 issue. ■
-Sonal Patel is POWER's senior writer.
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