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SOUTH ASIA based on teamwork, strong management to Petronas New Energy is now set to grow in
support HSE, personal ownership on safety the domestic renewable energy space with
Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta including our partners combined with its first commercial customer, Tesco Stores
(Malaysia).
our ‘can-do’ spirit towards our ‘Only Safe
achieves a safety milestone Production’ goal. We are proud of our teams PETRONAS New Energy has collaborated
In delivering its commitment to Tesco,
that have helped in realising the Vedanta
Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta, India’s largest Group’s vision of Zero Harm Zero Waste with NEFIN Group, a regional renowned
private sector oil and gas company, has Zero Discharge and we look forward to bespoke solar developer, and formed a
achieved a landmark safety milestone of 12 many such milestones in the future.” joint-venture company together known
million LTI (Lost Time Injury) free man- Cairn has also undertaken several as NE Suria Satu (NESS), to provide a
hours in its operations at Ravva offshore initiatives to improve the lives of people and solar rooftop solution covering design,
oil fields in Andhra Pradesh. The milestone communities in the region around Ravva. installation, operation and maintenance of
relates to over six years of incident-free Recently, Cairn helped in the installation of solar photovoltaic panels for selected Tesco
operations in challenging conditions on the 150 solar LED street lights in the region to stores nationwide.
east coast of India where operations are spread support the local community. The initiative The provision of the solar rooftop
across onshore and offshore facilities. will solve the problem of inadequate solution is now ongoing until 2040, after
This achievement is even more lighting due to power cuts and malfunction the signing of a 20-year Power Purchase
remarkable considering the ongoing during the monsoon season while also Agreement (PPA) between NESS and Tesco,
activities for enhancing oil production result in savings for the local panchayat. the largest commercial solar PPA of its kind
and upkeep of facilities such as drilling CAIRN OIL & GAS, VEDANTA, July 15, 2020 in Malaysia.
campaigns, plant shutdown and regular The first phase of the project will
maintenance, key projects like gas lift collectively generate about 18 gigawatt
booster compressor and several others. SOUTHEAST ASIA hours (GWh) of clean energy per year from
Additionally, with a new set of challenges the 15 selected Tesco stores around the
arising from COVID-19 pandemic, the Petronas New Energy to northern and central regions of Peninsular
onsite teams have continuously adapted and Malaysia, enabling Tesco Group to achieve
ensured a high level of operational safety provide green power to its goal of becoming a zero-carbon business
through continued vigilance. by 2050.
Speaking about the milestone, Oscar commercial buyer Head of PETRONAS New Energy, Dr. Jay
Quintero, COO, Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Mariyappan said: “This PPA is a testimony
Ltd., said “We strongly believe that this Following the launch of its first solar to our significant growth aspirations as a
achievement is a result of safe work culture rooftop solution, M+ by Petronas last year, company that provides sustainable energy
solutions. This first venture with Tesco,
signifies our commitment in realising
our vision of becoming a leading global
provider of cleaner, reliable as well as cost-
effective energy solutions”.
PETRONAS, July 20, 2020

EAST ASIA
Nine companies start ship

carbon recycling WG

Japanese nine companies have started the
Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group
(WG) formed within Japan’s Carbon Capture
& Reuse (CCR) Study Group and held its
first meeting. Participating members are
EX Research Institute, Hitachi Zosen, Japan
Marine United, JFE Steel, JGC, Mitsui O.S.K.
Lines, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai(ClassNK), Nippon
Steel, and Sanoyas Shipbuilding.
As the effects of climate change become
apparent, carbon recycling, a method used
to capture and reuse emitted carbon dioxide
(CO2), is attracting attention as one of the
paths to a decarbonized society.
Formed within the CCR Study
Group in August 2019, the WG aims
to explore the feasibility of the concept

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