August 30, 2019
Karpower International B.V. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. ("宝くじ ビンゴ 5", head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) )(*1) and Karadeniz Holding A.S. ("Karadeniz"; head office: Istanbul, Turkey; Chairman: Osman Murat Karadeniz)(*2) today announced that 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 and Karpower International B.V. ("Karpowership"; head office: the Netherlands; CEO: Orhan Remzi Karadeniz), a subsidiary of Karadeniz, have agreed to jointly carry out the first LNG-to-Powership project under the co-brand "KARMOL" (*3) in Mozambique and for this purpose jointly own and operate a FSRU (*4) and a Powership® (*5). Ahead of this announcement, 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 and Karpowership jointly made presentation in TICAD Ⅶ (*6) conference where 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 and Karpowership introduced concept of LNG-to-Powership solution and outlines of Mozambique Project.
This LNG-to-Powership project consists of the collaborative operations of the FSRU to deliver regasified LNG and the Powership® to receive regasified LNG 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 order to produce electricity, which is subsequently provided to Electricidade de Moçambique ("EDM"), the Mozambican National Power Utility, through the electricity connection and transmission facility. As already announced 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 our press release dated 29th March 2019, the FSRU is now being converted from an existing LNG Carrier. The Powership is currently operating with heavy fuel oil 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Nacala, but 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 accordance with the prior arrangement with EDM, it will be switched to operation with LNG after the FSRU delivery. Remarking on the project Max Tonela Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of Mozambique, said "This project contributes to our national strategy of increasing the availability and reducing the costs of fuel to generate electricity for industrial development and energy access. This project does it through LNG, a critical fuel for Mozambique's future".
宝くじ ビンゴ 5 the past years Mozambique has seen rapid economic growth, which 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 order to sustain requires the increased supply of stable and affordable supply of electricity. KARMOL's LNG-to-Powership solution with power generation capacity of 120MW will create a stable and reliable supply of electricity for the people of Mozambique and, provide critical infrastructure for the use of LNG within Mozambican territory. When completed, the project will be the first LNG -to Power solution and FSRU project 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Eastern and Southern Africa.
宝くじ ビンゴ 5 and Karpowership will continue to jointly develop LNG-to-Powership projects and provide cost competitive and robust solutions in all over the world.
(*1) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. is a Japanese transport company headquartered 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the largest shipping companies 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 the world, and the largest LNG Carrier Operator. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines fleet includes dry cargo ships, liquefied natural gas carriers, Ro-Ro Car Carrier ships, tankers and also diversifies its business to maritime related industries. /en/index.html
(*2) Karadeniz Holding, a parent company of Karpower International B.V (Karpowership), was founded 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 1948 and entered the trade of heavy industrial machinery and products. They lead the energy sector not only 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Turkey but 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 the world, as well as having operations 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 the finance, real estate, and shipbuilding industries.
(*3) Please refer to 29th March press release: 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 and Karpowership (Karpower International B.V.) are to collaborate on the LNG to Powership business -Cooperation in Sales and Investment fields between World's Largest Floating Power Plant company and Largest FSRU Operator in Asia-
(*4) A floating facility for storing and regasifying LNG, which is then pressurized and piped ashore/to the facility.
(*5) 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 2007, Karpowership began the production of the first floating power plant "Powership" fleet with the vision of illuminating the world and becoming the pioneers of the global energy market. Karadeniz Holding, which manages the Powership® fleet under its international brand Karpowership, is the only owner, operator and builder of the first Powership™ (floating power plant) fleet 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 the world and plays an active role 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 medium to long-term investments; with more than 2500 employees globally. Currently, Karpowership owns and operates 22 Powerships 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 countries such as Indonesia, Ghana, Mozambique, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Lebanon and Senegal. For more information about Powership®, please refer to their website; http://www.karpowership.com
(*6) Tokyo International Conference on African Development which is held from 28th Aug to 30th Aug 2019
Photo 1: Concept design
Photo 2: FSRU
Photo 3: Powership
Photo 4: Ceremony of announcement with EDM