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Saft delivers backup power to Bangladesh

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French Saft Groupe is set to deliver two large battery systems to provide backup power at Shanghai Electric Group Company’s power plant in Bangladesh.

Each of the battery systems will consist of 175 of Saft’s nickel-cadmium batteries, SBLE700, which has a nominal capacity of 700 Ah ready to provide autonomous power, should the main plant power supply be interrupted.

The batteries will be deployed to Shanghai Electric Group’s 225 MW combined cycle power plant in Bangladesh’ third largest city Khulna. Delivery will take place in mid-2015.

China records strong lead-acid, lithium-ion battery growth

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China's lead-acid and lithium-ion battery industries recorded double-digit growth in 2013 while nickel-metal hydride and nickel-cadmium exports fell, according to a report by SinoMarketInsight.

The report, 'China Battery Industry Report 2014-2017', states the yield of lead-acid batteries in China was 205m kVA, 15.4% more than 2012. This is somewhat of a rebound following the 2011 crackdown on what the Chinese government euphemistically called 'backward lead-acid and secondary lead industry production capacities'.