Chapter 1195 New Energy City
Take the iron ore in East Africa as an example. East Africa is quite rich in iron ore resources. From south to north and from east to west, there are basically large iron ores. There are relatively few coal mines.
However, East Africa is rich in iron ore resources. However, the annual steel production in East Africa has grown too fast. Last year alone it reached more than 30 million tons. This output is equivalent to ten times that of the beginning of this century. Therefore, East Africa’s demand for iron ore is The consumption is huge, and a lot of resources are imported from India and the Middle East every year.
So Pasteur believed that if there were iron mines in Western Australia and they were of considerable scale, he might be able to do something about it.
So he said to Howard: "I wonder if you can let me see the sample?"
Howard was here to do business. Since Pasteur was interested, he naturally would not refuse.
“Of course, but the samples I brought are stored in the hotel. If I want to see the finished product, I have to wait until I go back, but now I want to visit the industrial area of Dar es Salaam. If Ba Mr. Sid is interested, we can discuss it tonight," Howard said.
“That’s good!” Pasteur said.
After all, it is unknown whether the iron ore Howard mentioned exists, whether it has economic value, its reserves and quality.
Compared to Pasteur's uncertainty, Emperor Ernst had full confidence in Western Australia's mineral resources.
However, Ernst does not intend to expose the potential of Australia's iron ore and other resources in advance. This is the main reason why East Africa has not developed Western Australia's mineral resources on a large scale.
Australia’s mineral resources, like East Kalimantan’s rich coal and oil resources, are bait in Ernst’s hands and an opportunity to prepare for the future reshaping of the situation in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, so these two places The resources will only be exposed at the appropriate time.
As for Pasteur's business behavior that relies purely on luck, the East African government will naturally not interfere. In fact, private capital in East Africa has just started. At least for projects that are difficult for Howard to complete, Pasteur estimates that he will not interfere. It will be difficult to complete unless he brings more people together to cooperate.
Because Howard was not in a hurry to return to the hotel, but continued to visit the southern port area of Dar es Salaam, Pasteur had no choice but to continue to act as his tour guide.
“The place with the condensing tower and the big chimney in front is the Parsim Power Plant. The development of the power industry in East Africa is very amazing, and the penetration rate of electricity and electrical appliances is also the highest in the world.”
"When the exhibition officially starts tomorrow, it will probably be an eye-opener for everyone. Electrical appliances in East Africa have made rapid progress in recent years, and can even be said to cover various fields such as food, clothing, housing and transportation."
Parsim Power Plant It is the latest power plant built in Dar es Salaam and one of the largest power plants in Dar es Salaam. Ninety percent of the electricity in Dar es Salaam comes from thermal power generation. Only Ten percent comes from hydroelectric power, and hydropower is mainly brought into Dar es Salaam from other regions through high-voltage transmission lines.
So the thermal power plant is an important pillar of the current industrial operation of Dar es Salaam, and about 30% of its coal is imported from India.
Obviously, Dar es Salaam is relatively short of energy, but this situation will change in the future, at least with the construction of upstream hydropower stations, which will greatly alleviate the future power problems in eastern East Africa.
The hydropower potential in East Africa is huge, especially in the east. Because of the terrain difference at the intersection of the plateau and coastal plains, there is no shortage of good locations for the construction of hydropower stations.
For example, about 10% of the hydropower in Dar es Salaam is sent from the mountain reservoir power station in Morogoro in the west.
Looking at the tall power plant in front of him, Howard exclaimed: "This should be the largest thermal power station I have ever seen. Although Perth also has power plants, in front of Parsim Power Plant it seems like A little one. "Perth is the capital of Western Australia and the seat of the Western Australia and East Africa Business Association.
Of course, Perth is just a small city in East Africa. After all, the entire population of Australia is only more than four million, and most of them still live in the east, so even Perth has only It has a population of more than 100,000, most of whom came from the gold rush of the last century.
So Dar es Salaam is a dozen times bigger than Perth, and its industry is more developed, and its consumption of electricity is beyond what Howard could have imagined.
Pasteur said: "The entire city of Dar es Salaam has a population of one million. Just to supply electricity to these people, the government and enterprises have to make a lot of efforts. In fact, the scale of industrial electricity consumption is even larger."
“In the two industrial areas of Dar es Salaam, their electricity consumption accounts for about 78% of the entire city. And Dar es Salaam Ersim Power Plant supplies electricity to hundreds of surrounding companies and factories, many of which are very energy-consuming."
Howard said, looking at the factories in front of him. I have also been to London. The factories and companies in London are denser and the population is larger, but the environment in London is really hard to compliment. The air The air is filled with smoke. Although there is a lot of smoke in the industrial areas of Dar es Salaam, the situation is obviously much better than in London. This is most likely related to your extensive use of non-steam power.”
Pasteur nodded and said: "Whether it is using electricity or an internal combustion engine, the pollution it produces is far less than that of a steam engine. This is why Darei The reason why there are relatively few chimneys in Ssalaam City"
"Of course, in addition to industry, civilian fuel is also an important factor. Nowadays, East African families can use electrical appliances or liquefied gas to cook, which is a big factor. Reduces the use of raw materials that easily produce large amounts of smoke, such as coal or dry firewood. ”
"Due to the cooking habits of many families, the biggest pollution in East African families today is probably 'cooker gas', which is the oil fume produced by cooking oil in the country. Therefore, many houses in East Africa now simply use oil fume channels instead of chimney designs, or even more Further, use range hood stoves.”
The picture described by Howard to Pasteur is difficult to understand. After all, cooking methods are diversified in East Africa, but the cooking methods of the Far Eastern Empire undoubtedly occupy the mainstream.
As an Englishman, Howard does not know how to cook, let alone know the cooking techniques of certain countries, so it is difficult for him to imagine the state of East African kitchens today.
But at least he understood what Pasteur wanted to express, that is, the use of industrial fuels and residential fuels in East Africa is reducing emissions of exhaust gases. This is why the sky in East Africa looks particularly blue. .
Of course, as a coastal city, Dar es Salaam is not prone to accumulation of smog or pollutants. A gust of sea breeze from the Indian Ocean can make the entire city look brand new.
And Howard obviously knew this, so what really surprised Howard was the sewage system in Dar es Salaam.
Pasteur explained: "Dar es Salaam lacks artificial rivers, so it is impossible to see sewage flowing across the river like the Thames River in the UK. Landscape."
"Dar es Salaam's sewage and rainwater treatment systems and underground pipe network systems are all designed and built by us, and we will make corresponding treatments according to the difference in water quality. For example, there is a sewage treatment plant in the south of the port area. "
The sewage treatment plant that Pasteur mentioned is actually not very useful, at least to deal with the entire city of Dar es Salaam. Industrial wastewater is beyond our control. Most of the industrial and domestic wastewater in Dar es Salaam is discharged directly into the Indian Ocean.
Of course, even this is enough to surprise Howard, an Australian country bumpkin. After all, many cities do not have sewage treatment plants at all, at least not in Perth, so Howard takes it for granted that East Africans value the environment and ecology. Protect.
(End of this chapter)