International Communities Portfolio

Sichuan Province Hydro Power Project
The project is located in southern Sichuan Province, a remote and mountainous region of China with much untapped potential for hydro power projects. The four run-of-river power plants have a total capacity of 17.15 MW. The clean electricity delivered to the local grid by this project displaces electricity that would otherwise have been generated by fossil-fuel power stations. The project brings benefits besides that of climate change mitigation. Most of China’s electricity demand is met by coal-fired power stations and these create local atmospheric pollution and issues with the disposal of ash.

Quzhai Waste Heat Recovery Project
This project involves the construction of a waste heat recovery power plant at a cement production facility in the northern Chinese province of Hebei. Cement production is a highly polluting process and over recent years China’s production capacity has grown considerably. As with many industrial processes, cement production creates a considerable amount of waste heat which is usually vented into the atmosphere. Up to 35% of the heat used within this particular facility is wasted. The new equipment will increase the efficiency of the facility by utilising the waste heat to generate electricity for use on-site. The activity will displace electricity generated by fossil fuel power stations, which mainly run on coal in China. Additional benefits include a dramatic reduction in heat pollution within the facility and reduction in local air pollution.

Sichuan Province Hydro Power Project
Quzhai Waste Heat Recovery Project

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