Transcript MetroWind Van Stadens Wind Farm Media briefing

Project
status
update
Presenters:
Donald McGillivray, Director, MetroWind
Nqobile Simelane, Mark Griffith, George Meko, Jeff Pipe
Department of Energy: Kouga Renewable Energy Workshop
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31 August 2012
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Business credentials
 100% SA owned
 35% Black owned
 5% community owned and administered by MCT
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MetroWind Van Stadens Wind Farm is…
 clean, renewable wind energy project
 good for South Africa
 good for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) & the Eastern Cape Province
 very good for the local community
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Location
Van Stadens
Island Forest
Lovemore Heights
Bushy Park
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Lovemore Heights
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Technical and economic benefits
 R550m of private sector investment
 Installed Generation Capacity 27MW
 Annual Production 80,000 MWh pa
 Enough electricity for > 10 000
households
 120 direct jobs during construction
 9 full-time jobs during production
 Sustainable skills development, job
creation, sustainable livelihoods and
poverty alleviation through 20 year
Metrowind Community Trust
investment
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Technical and economic benefits (cont)
 Local content 53% during
Construction Phase
 Asset based development approach
 Skills training and life-long
employment opportunities
 Community members trained as
conservation officers & entrepreneurs
 Sustainable livelihoods
 Sustainable food production
 Co-ops
 300 households to receive
first-time electrification
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Socio Economic Development &
Local Economic Development
Witteklip
Van Stadens
Fitches Corner
Shamrock
Van Stadens Nature Reserve
St Albans
Prison
Woodridge Eco School
The Metrowind van Stadens Wind Farm hasl invested in Socio Economic
Development of the surrounding marginalised rural communities
Waste Recycling
Blue Horizon Bay
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Socio-economic benefits
 R30m investment into socio-economic and enterprise development over project lifespan
 All communities to benefit including Blue Horizon Bay, Fitches Corner, Shamrock, Van
Stadens and Witteklip
 5% of company owned by MCT, with subsequent dividend revenue for
community investment
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Environmental benefits
 Meet almost 50% of NMBM target
of generating 10% of electricity from
renewable energy
 80,000 tons of CO₂ offset per year
 In line with SA government
commitment to a reduction in Carbon
emissions
 Requires no water to generate
electricity – saving 80 million litres per
annum
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Construction
Jul
2012
Aug
2012
Sep
2012
Dec
2012
Jan
2013
Feb
2013
Apr
2013
Jun
2013
Jul
2013
Aug
2013
Sep
2013
FC Delay
Financial close,
EPC notice to
proceed
Begin road
and platform
construction
Order
wind turbines
and site
establishment
Turbines
arrive in
Port of Ngqura
Begin
foundations
for turbines
Transportation of
turbines to site
Start with
erection of
turbines
Start with hot
commissioning
Start with cold
commissioning
Commercial
operating date
Performance testing
 R450-million engineering, procurement and construction contract awarded to
Basil Read (Pty) Ltd using local PE based Newport Construction
 Turbine supply sub-contract awarded to Sinovel, world’s second largest turbine supplier
 Operation and management agreement with 3E Renewable Energy Services, SA-owned
company with international wind farm expertise
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Wind Farm project is…
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technically sound
economically sound
environmentally sound
win-win situation for everyone – particularly local community
positive way forward for the Metro, Eastern Cape, South Africa and the Earth
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67 minutes for Nelson Mandela Day
18 July 2012
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Turbine foundation embedment ring
being shipped to SA
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MetroWind Van Stadens
Wind Farm project is…
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technically sound
economically sound
environmentally sound
win-win situation for everyone – particularly local community
positive way forward for the Metro, Eastern Cape Region, South Africa and our planet
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