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Global Database of Operational Power Generation Plants for 2006 Currently Lists 18,602 Generating Plants Worldwide In 184 Countries.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45232) has announced the addition of Global Database of Operational Power Generation Plants Ed 3 2006 to their offering.

18,602 power plants, 184 countries and 96% of global generating capacity.

This database was first compiled during the two years 2002 to 2004 and is continuously updated.

The third edition has more plants listed with 2,465 additions in 2006, and more detail about individual plants.

* -Expanded listings have been added for several major countries, including Germany, Russia, Canada.

* -The total generating capacity in megawatts of the plants listed in the database amounts to 96% of the world's capacity.

* -This database currently lists 18,602 generating plants worldwide in 184 countries and a higher number of generating units.

* -The database is growing continuously, both with quantitative additions and qualitatively with more information about individual plants.

* -The plants are classified by fuel (individual fuels or combinations of fuels), fuel group (thermal, hydro hy·dro  
adj.
Hydroelectric.

n. pl. hy·dros
1. Hydroelectric power.

2. A hydroelectric power plant.
, nuclear, RE, hybrid - 100%), capacity MW (100%), units and technology (70%), year of commissioning (76%), ownership type (utility, IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) A protocol for printing and managing print jobs over the Internet using HTTP. Initially conceived by Novell, Xerox and others, the IETF made it a standard in 2000 that includes authentication and encryption. See printing protocol and LPD. , CPP cpp - C preprocessor.  - 100%) and owner (71%).

Key Findings:

* -The geographical composition of the database is as follows:

Region - Number of plants

Western Europe Western Europe

The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO).
 4,190

Eastern Europe& CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.)


(1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe.

(2) (Card Information S
 1145

USA & Canada 4,744

Asia Pacific 4,962

Africa & Middle East 907

Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.  1,425

* The plants are classified by fuel (over 100 individual fuels or combinations of fuels) and fuel group (Thermal, hydro, nuclear, RE, hybrid - 100%), with the following numbers a plants listed.

* The database is comprehensive over the capacity range and is not restricted to large plants

* 662 plants with installed capacity of 1,000 MW and over are listed, 742 plants from 500 to 1,000 MW, 6,883 plants from 1MW to 50 MW, and 3,610 plants with capacity below 1 MW

* All sections of the industry are covered, utilities, independent power producers (IPPs) and captive captive

said of naturally wild or feral animals kept in captivity for educational and scientific investigation with no attempt being made to domesticate them.
 power plants (CPPs).

* 7,114 of the companies are utility-owned

Reasons to Buy

* You can analyse an·a·lyse  
v. Chiefly British
Variant of analyze.


analyse or US -lyze
Verb

[-lysing, -lysed] or -lyzing,
 the global generating fleet with this comprehensive database by a number of variables.

* You can look at the composition of the national infrastructures in detail.

* See where your markets are and pinpoint your opportunities.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45232
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