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Mauritius finishes soliciting expressions

of interest for LNG-to-power contract

MAURITIUS THE Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauri- combined-cycle gas-fired thermal power plants
tius will wrap up the process of accepting expres- (TPPs).
sions of interest (EoIs) for an LNG-to-power It also noted that the utility, which supplies
contract this week, according to LNG Prime. about 45% of the electricity consumed in Mau-
The state-owned power provider invited ritius, had conceived the LNG-to-power project
potential investors to submit proposals earlier as part of a wider move toward reducing carbon
this year, saying it would accept EoIs between dioxide emissions in the energy sector. LNG is
May 10 and June 15, the news service said. It seen as a lower-carbon fuel than coal and resid-
said CEB was seeking to work with a company ual fuel oil, which currently account for 41% and
that could install a natural gas-fired power barge 39% of CEB’s total energy mix, it explained.
with a generating capacity of up to 80-100 MW Power barges can also help Mauritius cover
and an associated floating storage and regasifi- expected increases in demand for electricity,
cation unit (FSRU). The latter vessel would take which could rise to as high as 641 MW by 2030,
delivery of LNG, regasify it and transfer it to the LNG Prime said. Marine-based LNG-to-power
power barge via ship-to-ship (STS) transfer so solutions are a faster and more efficient option
that it could be used to generate electricity, it for meeting this need than capital-intensive and
explained. time-consuming construction of new onshore
CEB will expect the winner of the contract to TPPs, it commented. ™
work with the Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA)
to determine the best location for the power
barge and FSRU to make sure that the project
does not affect the country’s maritime industry,
it said. Once the power barge is operational, it
will be able to establish a connection to CEB’s
66-kV transmission network via existing sub-
stations at an onshore location in St. George, it
added.
LNG Prime did not disclose the expected
value of the contract. Nor did it say how much
LNG might be needed to meet the needs of
the power barge or where the LNG might be
sourced. It did note, though, that CEB was pre-
pared to consider proposals for the installation
of barges that housed either simple-cycle or CEB is considering the installation of an 80- to 100-MW power barge (Image: CEB)

Kinetiko Energy encounters gas

flows in Northern Karoo fields

SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIAN gas explorer Kinetiko Energy cubic feet (5,947 cubic metres) per day before
announced on June 14 that it had encountered declining.
significant amounts of gas in three wells it is It also noted that a third well, Korhaan Well 4
drilling in the Northern Karoo Basin of South (K4), had been re-entered successfully and said
Africa. well test operations were underway but did not
In a statement, the ASX-listed company report on output levels.
reported that Korhaan Well 3 (K3) had achieved As a result of these positive results, Kinetiko
a flow rate of 83,000 cubic feet (2,350 cubic will work to secure its first domestic gas custom-
metres) per day, while Korhaan Well 5 (K5) ers and book maiden gas reserves certification
exhibited significant early flow rates of 210,000 over the next three months.

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