The
plant,
located
in
Thailand’s
North-West,
will
be
fed
by
rice
husk
and
bagasse
–
the
fibre
left
over
after
the
juice
has
been
squeezed
out
of
sugarcane.
It
is
scheduled
for
completion
at
the
end
of
2013.
“This
deal
strengthens
Areva’s
position
in
the
fast
growing
South-East
Asian
market
and
confirms
Areva’s
competitiveness
in
this
challenging
market,”
says
Xavier
Hurbin,
Areva
Bioenergy
chief
executive.
In
2010,
Areva
signed
a
deal
with
utility
Bua
Sommai
Electricity
Generating
to
build
two
turnkey
10MW
biomass
plants
fuelled
by
rice
husks,
following
the
completion
of
two
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