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Fuel Oil / Energy Buyers Conference Miami Beach October 25th 27th 2009
The Beginning
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation was
established 52 years ago and is fully owned by the Government of The Bahamas. It was formed out of the Electrical Department which had its beginnings 100 years ago in 1907.
MANAGEMENT.
A Board of Directors provides general
direction and oversight and the interest of the owner (the Government of The Bahamas) An Executive Committee led by the General Manager Mr. Kevin Basden provides direct management.
GENERATION CAPACITY
All electrical generation is thermal, using either a
#6 residual fuel (RMG35) or a #2 gas oil (DMB) There is a total installed electrical generation capacity of 450 Megawatts. 350 Megawatts is located on the island of New Providence which is the commercial centre and where 66% of the total population reside. The remaining 100 Megawatts is spread over 26 power stations located on 15 island groups.
New Providence which also provide power for the tourist resort of Paradise Island. Clifton Pier Power Station located at the southwest end of the island and adjacent to the bulk oil terminal of Exxon, Chevron and SUN OIL (Shell licensee) Blue Hills Power Station located in the centre of the island and connected to Clifton Pier by two six-inch fuel pipelines.
consists of 9 slow speed diesel engines. 4 of Sulzer design at 10.7 Mws each 2 of Burmeister & Wain design at 26.5 Mws each 2 of Burmeister & Wain design at 31.5 Mws each. 1 of Burmeister & Wain design of 18 Mws.
Abaco 4 Power Stations Acklins 2 Power Stations Andros 3 Power Stations Bimini 1 Power Station Cat Island 1 Power Station Crooked Island 1 Power Station Eleuthera 3 Power Stations
Kilo-Barrels
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Kilo-Barrels
Density @ 15 C (D 1298)
Kg/m3
max/min
mg/kg
max
60
API
min/max
11.2
mass % mass %
max max
0.10 16
min
65
mg/kg mg/kg
max max
100 100
mg/kg
max
350
Btu/lb mass %
max
Density
Aluminum + Silicon CCAI
Must be less than 991 for ease of centrifuge function. Kept to a minimum to prevent cylinder liner scuffing.
Preferably below 850 to avoid ignitability problems
mg/kg mg/kg
max max
1 1
mass %
max
Not applicable
max
345
Fuel Oil
1,433,621
1,473,903
Gas Oil
1,491,140
1,607,639
FUEL SOURCES
The Bahamas has no oil of its own and all fuel is
imported. Traditionally, the bulk fuel supplier has been one of the local three major oil companies, Shell, Esso or Texaco/Chevron. These local entities would establish joint ventures with their larger trading partners to meet the supply demand. The fuel tendering process has now been opened up to the international market.
BERTH REQUIREMENTS
This Sea Berth is designed to accommodate
Tankers of up to 45,000 DWT, with a maximum length of 630 ft., 225 ft. vessel parallel mid-body in normal ballast, a freeboard of 9.0-ft. and a maximum draft of 35 ft. 9 inches The term tug means a vessel designed for assisting vessels with docking and undocking in restricted waters and an available horsepower of 2500 hp or greater. These tug requirements are considered the minimum acceptable by the berth operator.
roughly the size of Florida, all fuel supply is waterbourne. Bulk supply for both New Providence and Family Island consumption is by ocean going tanker to the deep water port at Clifton Pier where the Clifton Pier Power Station is located. Gas oil is delivered to the Blue Hills Power Station on New Providence via two 6 underground pipelines
BULK DELIVERIES
Heavy Fuel Oil shall be delivered in
quantities of 130,000 to 160,000 barrels.
ANTICIPATED CHANGES
BEC is in the preliminary stages for the design and
construction of two additional large slow speed diesels at Clifton Pier. These machines, rated at 40 Megawatts each will displace much of the current gas oil consumption with heavy fuel oil and cater to the rising demand for power. The Government is also actively considering the approval of a bulk LNG facility to provide LNG to the state of Florida via submarine pipeline. If approved, this project may make available a quantity of LNG for our combustion turbines.