Cement News tagged under: Power
Hail Cement and Wärtsilä renew agreement13 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsHail Cement Co and Wärtsilä have renewed their co-operation for a further three years. Wärtsilä will continue to ensure the operational reliability and availability of the company’s power plant in Turbah, Saudi Arabia. "Wärtsilä has been responsible for the full operation and maintenance of our power plant in Turbah for about six years now. We have been satisfied with their flexibility, quality of service and emphasis on safety, and are happy to continue our co-operation with them," says ... |
Possible power price hike to increase Vietnamese production costs by US$35m06 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese cement producers can expect a production cost rise by around VND800bn (US$35.2m) annually if a hike in power prices comes into effect, according to local industry sources. Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, recently approved a 6.08 per cent rise in retail electricity prices to VNC1720.65/kWh (excluding VAT), effective from 1 December. If the price hike is extended to industrial power prices and given the country’s current cement output of 86Mta, the industry will s... |
Adelaide Brighton awards power contract to Infigen28 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsAustralia’s Adelaide Brighton has awarded Infigen Energy’s Lake Bonney wind farm the contract to supply power to two cement plants north of Adelaide and a quarry on Yorke Peninsula. The deal is understood to extend over five years and involve a larger volume of power than the 88GWh transaction signed last week with Pacific Hydro by 14 firms, cities and municipal agency, reports the Australian Financial Review. The Adelaide Brighton deal will involve supply from Infigen's existing port... |
Power issue at Mawlamyine Cement18 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Myanmar Ministry of Electricity and Energy has revealed that Mawlamyine Cement (MCL), a joint venture between Siam Cement Group and Pacific Link Cement, has not sought permission to run the power plant. The statement has been refuted by the cement producer. "From the ministry's reply, we can confirm that MCL didn't follow the electricity law. They did discuss with the ministry the installation of two 20MW turbines. But they didn't get any permission," U Aung Kyaw Thu, chairman of the ... |
Cementa and Vattenfall focus on zero emissions03 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCementa and Vattenfall of Sweden are conducting a pilot study on electrified cement production to achieve zero CO2 emissions by 2030, representing a five per cent reduction in Sweden’s total emissions. Cement production that is electrified and supplied by a climate smart Swedish energy system is the future vision in the CemZero collaborative project. "Electrification within the industry is an important element in the transition to sustainable urban development. We are now going to ... |
Plans to set up cement facilities near India’s thermal power plants02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsFifteen companies in India have expressed an interest to set up cement plants near NTCP power stations to help dispose the power company of the 52Mt fly ash generated by its projects. In addition, NTPC is also scouting for captive consumers to create the demand for the electricity generated by its plants as the cement facilities will be required to buy power from the nearby NTPC works. "Interested party shall sign a long-term agreement with NTPC for use of fly ash and electricity exclusiv... |
Oficemen: plant closure possibility if power price continues to rise27 January 2017, Published under Cement NewsOficemen warned of a potential closure of cement plants and stoppages if the price of electricity in Spain continues to rise and cement production becomes more expensive, endangering the competitiveness of Spanish cement in the export markets. Power accounts for around 30 per cent of production costs. "If the export market is not viable due to the increase in electricity costs, we will not be able to maintain production levels as they are now and plants dedicated to exports will be closed... |
Mexico: Ventika wind park officially opened13 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsMexican President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated the Ventika wind park in General Bravo, Nuevo León. The facility has a capacity of 252MW and is expected to generate 1mkWh annually. The project was developed by a consortium consisting of Acciona, the capital fund Blackstone, Cemex Energía and Fisterra Energy. Construction finished December 2015 and the park started operation last April. The head of state said the US$650m project would help the country to reach its clean energy targets ... |
Dangote24 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has reported a 20.6 per cent increase in revenue to NGN292.2bn (US$925m) for the first half of 2016, compared to the same period last year. EBITDA, however, has fallen by 10.2 per cent to NGN132.5bn due to lower selling prices, higher fuel costs and the impact of Pan-African plants in the ramp-up phase. The six months saw the company sell nearly 13Mt of cement, up by almost 60 per cent YoY. The Nigerian market has achieved record sales of just under 8.8Mt over the period, ... |
West Africa powers up04 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsWest Africa’s booming population and economic development are expected to fuel cement consumption in the long term and the region’s prospects look bright. However, as the regional cement sector rapidly builds production capacity to keep pace with anticipated demand, challenges remain for the industry, including inflation, lower oil receipts and power shortages. By ICR Research, UK. Ghana: HeidelbergCement's Tema plant keeps production rolling West Africa’s population is set to m... |