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BAHAMAS ELECTRICITY CORPORTATION

BAHAMAS ELECTRICITY CORPORTATION. Fuel Oil / Energy Buyers Conference Miami Beach October 25 th – 27 th 2009. The Beginning. The Bahamas Electricity Corporation was established 52 years ago and is fully owned by the Government of The Bahamas.

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BAHAMAS ELECTRICITY CORPORTATION

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  1. BAHAMAS ELECTRICITY CORPORTATION Fuel Oil / Energy Buyers Conference Miami Beach October 25th – 27th 2009

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Power Generation Machinery • All generation of electrical power is produced either by • Large slow speed diesel generators • Combustion turbines in either simple cycle or combined cycle mode. • Medium speed or high speed diesel generators

  5. 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.

  6. Generation Capacity (New Providence) • There are two power stations on the island of New Providence which also provide power for the tourist resort of Paradise Island. • Clifton Pier Power Station located at the south-west 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.

  7. Generation Capacity (New Providence)Clifton Pier Power Station • Clifton Pier Power Station (175 Mw’s) consists of 9 slow speed diesel engines. • 4 of Sulzer design at 10.7 Mw’s each • 2 of Burmeister & Wain design at 26.5 Mw’s each • 2 of Burmeister & Wain design at 31.5 Mw’s each. • 1 of Burmeister & Wain design of 18 Mw’s.

  8. Generation Capacity (New Providence)Blue Hills Power Station • Blue Hills Power Station (175 Mw’s) consists of 5 simple cycle combustion turbines and 1 combined cycle unit consisting of 2 combustion turbines feeding 1 steam unit. • 4 Hitachi turbines at 23.5 Mw’s each. • 3 General Electric turbines @ 18, 20 and 21Mw’s. • 1 Kawasaki steam turbine at 22 Mw’s powered by 2 of the Hitachi turbines.

  9. Generation Capacity (Family Islands) • Exuma – 4 Power Stations • Great Harbour Cay – 1 Power Station • Long Cay – 1 Power Station • Long Island – 1 Power Station • Mayaguana – 1 Power Station • Rum Cay – 1 Power Station • San Salvador – 1 Power Station • Inagua – 1 Power Station

  10. Generation Capacity (Family Islands) • 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

  11. FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION (New Providence.) • Currently, all fuel oil consumption is on the island of New Providence being burnt in the slow speed diesels. • There are plans to also burn fuel oil in the new power station that will be built on the island of Abaco. • It is anticipated that the use of fuel oil may be migrated to other islands as machinery is replaced. The driving factor for this would be the relative cost compared to the gas oil currently being consumed.

  12. FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION (New Providence.)

  13. GAS OIL CONSUMPTION (New Providence.) • Gas oil consumption on New Providence is in the combustion turbines as well as a limited quantity for start-up and shut down of the slow speed diesels.

  14. GAS OIL CONSUMPTION (New Providence.)

  15. GAS OIL CONSUMPTION (Family Islands)

  16. FUEL OIL QUALITY

  17. FUEL OIL QUALITY

  18. FUEL OIL QUALITY

  19. FUEL OIL QUALITY ISSUES • The major concerns over heavy fuel quality are:

  20. GAS OIL QUALITY

  21. GAS OIL QUALITY

  22. GAS OIL QUALITY

  23. GAS OIL QUALITY ISSUES • The only issue recently over gas oil quality was :

  24. Requirements for next two yearsBarrels.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. Clifton Pier Deep Water Berthing Facility

  28. BERTHWeather Limitations • Wind: 15 - 20 mph 20 - 25 mph 25 - 30 mph/ greater • Direction: SSE to WNW SSE - WNW SSE - WNW • Seas: 2' - 4' 4' - 6' > 6' • ok to berth vessel Pilot to be notified Port closed

  29. LOGISTICSNew Providence • Being an archipelago spread over an area 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

  30. LOGISTICSFamily Islands • Gas oil is delivered to 26 power stations on 15 islands by intercoastal tanker. • This is the responsibility of the bulk fuel supplier who enters into an agreement with a third party that charters purpose built vessels. • The schedule of deliveries is managed by BEC providing weekly updates of the inventories and burn rates at each location.

  31. LOGISTICS (Family Islands)Difficulties • The intercoastal tankers take on fuel at the Clifton Pier loading facility. Each of three ships have a capacity of between 160,000 to 210,000 gallons. (3,800 – 5,000 barrels) • Some locations however cannot accommodate the vessel fully laden. The vessel would then first off-load some of its product at a port with deeper draft before proceeding on to the shallower draft facilities.

  32. Inter-Coastal tankerFamily Island Deliveries.

  33. LOGISTICS (Family Islands)Difficulties • Further difficulties exist since there is a wide variation in consumption patterns for many of the locations depending on the time of year and whether any local festivals are occurring. These generally take the form of regattas, deep sea fishing tournaments, homecomings, or crab festivals.

  34. LOGISTICS (Family Islands)Difficulties • Weather plays an important part in the delivery to Family Islands. A case in point was during the last hurricane season, deliveries were delayed at several locations up to 11 days due in part first to Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna, and Ike • There are also the concerns of safety which prohibit pumping outside daylight hours. • Communication issues between each location and the ship. • Inventory coordination at each location

  35. BULK DELIVERIES • Heavy Fuel Oil shall be delivered in quantities of 130,000 to 160,000 barrels. • Gas Oil shall be delivered in quantities of 90,000 to 120,000 barrels.

  36. BILLING & PAYMENT • Billing is based on the low waterbourne US Gulf Coast postings in the Platts Oilgram • The pricing to be on batch basis determined by the average of the five-day postings surrounding and inclusive of the bill of lading date • Payment is required within 30 days with interest penalty charges thereafter.

  37. 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.

  38. Thank you. • Should there be any questions, I can be contacted at: • cnbethel@bahamaselectricity.com • C.N. DeCosta Bethel Assistant General Manager- Energy SupplyBahamas Electricity Corporation

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