JUWI ACHIEVES RECORD LTI
FREE-HOURS
ROSATOM HIGHLIGHTS
NUCLEAR BENEFITS
Russian nuclear entity Rosatom presented a new type of
small modular reactor (SMR), and highlighted the use of
nuclear technologies for heat and electricity supply, as well as
desalination purposes at the recent Africa Energy Indaba that
took place in Cape Town, South Africa in March.
juwi Renewable Energies are constructing a solar park close to
Leeudoringstad in the North West Province of South Africa.
juwi Renewable Energies has achieved more than one million Lost Time
Incident (LTI) free hours at the construction of the 78MW Bokamoso
Solar Park
juwi Renewable Energies
juwi Renewable Energies
Ryan Collyer, acting CEO of Rosatom Central and Southern Africa,
highlighted the global shift towards nuclear, not only in the
energy sector but in addressing a myriad of other issues.
“We are working hard to do our part in delivering the great
stories from our industry – to highlight its true potential to
become a catalyst for sustainable development in Africa. We
all understand that nuclear technologies will play a vital role in
achieving the United Nations sustainability goals, not only in
Africa, but across the globe,” said Collyer.
Collyer’s speech focused on the use of nuclear technologies for
heat and electricity supply, as well as desalination purposes.
“Rosatom SMRs can be a good alternative to diesel generators,
providing reliable power supply and preventing harmful
emissions at a competitive price,” said Collyer.
Collyer placed special emphasis on Rosatom’s current
developments in the field of SMRs. In particular, he presented
RITM-200, an advanced pressurised-water reactor that
incorporates all the best features from its predecessors. “The main
advantages of RITM-200 reactor are cost-efficiency, small size and
safety. RITM-200 is designed for nuclear icebreakers, land-based
small NPPs, and floating nuclear power plants,” said Collyer.
RITM-200 is a reference reactor – Rosatom has already
constructed six RITM-200 reactors, and two reactors onboard the
Arktika icebreaker have already attained criticality.
Collyer also outlined the features of the floating nuclear power
plant that was connected to the grid at the end of 2019. At
present, Rosatom is working on the next generation of the
offshore nuclear power plants – an optimised floating power unit.
Before the lockdown juwi Renewable Energies achieved far
more than one million Lost Time Incident (LTI) free hours at the
construction of the 78MW Bokamoso Solar Park situated near
Leeudoringstad in the North West Province of South Africa.
“This milestone figure of 1 million LTI free hours translates to
125 000 LTI free days. This is equivalent to 125 people working
on a remote site for a period of 1000 days, without incident or
harm to anyone. I believe this achievement is unprecedented in
the RE space in South Africa,” says Greg Austin, CEO at juwi.
An Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and
Operation & Maintenance (O&M) contract was awarded to
juwi in respect of the Bokamoso Solar Park pursuant to REIPPP
(Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement
Programme) Round 4. •
“Rosatom is working om the
next generation of the offshore
nuclear power plant.
46 • African Mining • May 2020
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