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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Russia offered to conquer Africa |
| 2023-08-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Sergey Savchuk [RIA] A meeting was held at the Russian Ministry of Energy with Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa Mzuvukile Jeff Maketuka. The parties discussed the already traditional issues of organizing the supply of crude oil and products of its processing, but then the conversation went beyond the usual. The representative of South Africa suggested that domestic energy companies consider the option of building a gas power plant, but not separately, but "as a set" with uninterrupted supplies of LNG. The wording is also interesting. Johannesburg, through the mouth of its diplomat, voiced confidence that it was precisely such a tandem, and precisely with the involvement of Russian contractors, that would be able to guarantee efficient operation, and hence stable and reliable generation. South Africa is ready to conclude specialized agreements with Russian private and state companies on a concession basis, which is also interesting. The term "concession" itself has its roots in the Latin concessio, meaning the assignment, in this case, of the right to own or receive profit as a result of the construction or operation of an object. This type of agreement has long been widely used all over the world, especially often a concession is concluded when the state has, for example, rich mineral deposits, but there is no opportunity - most often money - to develop them on its own. In this case, the state offers its own or foreign investors to invest in the construction, extraction or modernization of a mine, a field of wells or a power plant, and in return allows it to be legally sold from there, making a profit. An investor who has received a concession may sell the right and the final product both partially and completely. In this case, Russian power engineers are invited to build a gas-fired power plant and ensure uninterrupted supplies of LNG for its boilers and turbines. Johannesburg gets a stable source of generation, and the Russian side gets the opportunity to sell electricity directly to the domestic market of South Africa. Literally six months ago, on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week, the chairman of the African Energy Chamber, Andrzej Ayuk, announced the latest data , according to which about 80 percent of the population in Africa as a whole does not have access to electricity. Taking into account the fact that almost one and a half billion people now live in the expanses of the Black Continent, we get a billion and one hundred and twenty million potential household consumers, excluding industrial facilities. If the pilot project in South Africa is successfully implemented, a practically bottomless market will open before Russian companies, which in the modern world, long divided into zones of interest, is a completely unique phenomenon, which means mega-profitable. We also note that such a scheme is not new for our companies and it is not only about the extraction of resources. It, which few people know about, was, for example, initially included in the project for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant . The nuclear power plant is located in Turkey , but it belongs to the state corporation Rosatom , with which Ankara has entered into a multi-year contract for the purchase of electricity. It is necessary to mention one more - extremely delicate - moment. According to international standards, the owners of critical facilities, including generation infrastructure, have the right to protect them from all types of external threats, for which even the deployment of limited military contingents armed with all types of weapons is allowed. Given the fact that Johannesburg has already sent army units to the power plants of the state-owned Eskom company this winter to prevent fuel theft and vandalism, there is a good chance that representatives of our security companies may already appear on the spot. Their existence and work to protect energy infrastructure facilities was recently legalized by the Russian government. This is the same peaceful expansion of Moscow , which has been repeatedly mentioned, but which is not as noticeable as the direct presence of military bases. Moreover, the Western version of the presence implies direct extortion of money for finding a base and "protection", and in the Russian scheme, the locals are offered an energy source that will work in the interests of their country. At the same time, Russia quite logically wants to protect it and profit from it. Quite honestly, openly and without ostentatious hypocrisy with endless speeches about freedom and democracy. The meeting was not limited to projects of the future. The South African diplomat invited Moscow to take part today in organizing the work and modernizing the available fleet of coal-fired power plants. The local coal industry and coal-based generation, which feeds more than 80 percent of all electricity into the state grids of South Africa, is now going through a period of severe crisis, and Western advisers and managers, changing like a kaleidoscope, have only exacerbated the already gloomy situation in the local energy sector. In fairness, we note that, of course, not all such projects and proposals reach practical implementation. Many remain on paper in the form of agreements of intent. But at the current historical moment, Russia, which has definitely survived a flurry of Western sanctions and is one of the most energy-equipped countries on the planet, has a real chance to put that very soft power into practice. The other day, the state-owned Saudi Aramco officially announced that since September it will sharply increase the cost of oil for all buyers from the EU . For the countries of North-Western Europe, light grades of Saudi oil will rise in price by three dollars per barrel at once, and those who are not satisfied with this can look for another importer. Compare this, for example, with the gas contract that Austria signed and under which it will receive Russian gas at an average price right up to 2040. While some offer only armed racketeering, Russia offers light to every home. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 *Snort* Africa can't conquer Africa. |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-08-18 22:00 |
| #4 Afrika now is it? Please do not disrupt their disastrous, self-destructive intentions. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-08-18 07:33 |
| #3 4x the population sounds good, but how much of that is babushkas and alcoholic old pensioners? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-08-18 06:54 |
| #2 ^ An adjacent land |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-08-18 06:33 |
| #1 You idiots can't even conquer a land with 1/4th of your population. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-08-18 00:29 |