The global economic crisis and resulting downturns across the globe put many TD projects-and their operating firms-into jeopardy. As a result, the governments of the U.S. and many of the countries in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region increased federal funding for investments into infrastructure projects such as new power grids, generation systems and TD systems. Governments also offered incentives and tax credits for capital purchases of energy-efficient equipment which, as powering this equipment requires it to be connected to the TD network, generated huge private investments in the sector.
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