The Civil Engineering Contractor March 2019 | Page 8

PROJECT OWNERS
Rosatom prepares for two nuclear tenders in Egypt
Project: Nuclear power
Client:
Government of Egypt
Russia’s Rosatom is preparing to launch two tenders to
implement the construction work of the Dabaa nuclear
plant. The company expects a transition period that includes
the provision of permits. The company has submitted all
the documents required and hopes to obtain the permits to
establish the first unit of the Dabaa nuclear plant by 2020.
According to Anatolos Kovatnov, the head of engineering
work in the Dabaa nuclear project, Rosatom has signed
contracts to implement nuclear plants with several countries
for over USD100-billion. The most prominent projects
currently under implementation are located in Egypt,
Hungary, and Bangladesh.
The construction work in the first nuclear reactor of a
capacity of 1 200MW will start in July 2020, and operation
will start in 2026. As for the second reactor, its construction
Location: Egypt
Russia and Egypt sign the Dabaa nuclear plant deal.
will start in January 2021, and operation will start in August
2026. He further stated that the construction work of the
third reactor of a capacity of 1 200MW will start in January
2022, and operation will start in August 2027. In addition,
the construction of the fourth reactor of a capacity of
1 200MW will start in July 2022, and operation will start in
February 2028. nn
Tlou Energy completes drilling at Lesedi CBM Project
Project: Drilling wells
Client:
Tlou Energy
Location: Botswana
A developer of gas-to-power projects using coal-bed
methane (CBM) — Tlou Energy — has announced that
it has successfully completed drilling of both vertical and
lateral wells at the Lesedi CBM Project.
The company MD, Tony Gilby, says the drilling operations
progressed extremely well, and there would be more
drills, which are to be followed by the commencement
of production testing operations early this year. These are
pilot drilling production, and if successful, these wells
are expected to form part of Tlou’s initial gas-to-power
project, which will include installation of transmission
lines and grid connection.
Tlou’s projects are located in central Botswana and are
focused on delivering gas-to-power solutions in Botswana
and the rest of the southern African region to ease power
shortages. It has recently submitted a response to a 100MW
CBM request for proposal from the government of Botswana
and currently awaits feedback. nn
Tlou Energy is
a gas-to-power
developer.
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