Mobile power ships eye Africa as virus stalls land projects
Katarina Hoije, Bloomberg
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One of the world s largest operators of floating power plants is in talks to bring power to two West African countries, as onshore plans to expand access to electricity have been hit by virus-related restrictions.
Karpowership, the unit of Turkey s Karadeniz Energy Group, which already supplies eight African countries, is using the high reliability of its mobile units to attract more clients, Managing Director Zeynep Harezi said by phone from Istanbul, where its ships are assembled.
Its vessels can hook into an onshore grid quickly, sidestepping the red-tape and construction issues involved with building a traditional power plant. And these ships come with their own fuel liquefied natural gas and fuel oil.
By Katarina Hoije (Bloomberg) –
One of the world’s largest operators of floating power plants is in talks to bring power to two West African countries, as onshore plans to expand access to electricity have been hit by virus-related restrictions.
Karpowership, the unit of Turkey’s Karadeniz Energy Group, which already supplies eight African countries, is using the high reliability of its mobile units to attract more clients, Managing Director Zeynep Harezi said by phone from Istanbul, where its ships are assembled.
Its vessels can hook into an onshore grid quickly, sidestepping the red-tape and construction issues involved with building a traditional power plant. And these ships come with their own fuel liquefied natural gas and fuel oil.
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President Joe Biden signed a slew of executive actions on Wednesday aimed at fighting climate change, which included halting new oil and gas leases on federal land and the cutting of fossil fuel subsidies, Reuters reports.
“In my view, we’ve already waited too long to deal with this climate crisis,” Biden said at a White House ceremony, highlighting the threats the nation faces from extreme weather changes linked to climate change.
Meanwhile, reactions to Biden’s executive orders have been mixed, according to BNN Bloomberg.
“The era of putting polluters’ profits first is over,” said Josh Axelrod, senior advocate for the nature program at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “We can’t lock our children and grandchildren into decades more of the dirty fossil fuels of the past, and all the hazards and harms they bring to our public lands, oceans and coastal comm
Karpowership eyes West Africa as pandemic stalls land projects Floating power plant operator s executives met Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on January 25 28 January 2021 - 19:11 Katarina Höije Power ships can quickly provide emergency power but cost is key. Picture: KARPOWERSHIP
Abidjan One of the world’s largest operators of floating power plants is in talks to bring power to two West African countries, as onshore plans to expand access to electricity have been hit by coronavirus-related restrictions.
Karpowership, the unit of Turkey’s Karadeniz Energy, which already supplies eight African countries, is using the high reliability of its mobile units to attract more clients, MD Zeynep Harezi said by phone from Istanbul, where its ships are assembled.
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