Chapter 65 Electricity
"The dam will start construction in two days, right?"
Abacha did not come to Ibogu for two days, but he did not expect that all kinds of engineering equipment of the Zhongtu Group branch in Ka had been transported to the construction site, and then he understood that the Chinese are efficient, and Cao Mo is not alone.
"The construction plan of the project still needs to be evaluated by the experts of the China Soil Group, and if there is nothing to adjust, the construction can start in the next two days. Cao Mo said.
He doesn't have much money in his hands now, but the more than 100 tons of cement produced by Sika and the Fellician family building materials company every day are in short supply, and he can return more than 40,000 US dollars in cash every day, which is enough to ensure the rapid construction of the hydropower station and the demand for imported equipment at the same time.
Before, he pretended to be a big Sika, which was forced by the situation, and Cao Mo always wanted to be a kind person in his heart, and he was also quite polite and shabby when he saw Da Sika, in addition to introducing Song Yuqing, he also pulled the person in charge of the construction of the hydropower station over to introduce the situation of the hydropower station.
The person in charge of the construction has a very real name, named Liang Siqian, only 26 years old, is also a native of Xinhai, after graduating from Xinhai University with a major in road and bridge engineering, he applied for a job to enter the Zhongtu Group and was sent to Kanem, where he stayed for five years.
Liang Siqian was tanned and thin by the scorching sun of Kanem, and he was inconspicuous, and he had participated in the construction management of several different types of construction in Kanem.
In the past two years, Liang Siqian has been in Draculamo, mainly involved in the contracted construction of the new natural gas power plant in Draculamo.
The construction of the power plant by the China Earth Group is a BT model, that is, the China Earth Group is responsible for the entire construction of the plant, and after completion, it is handed over to the Draculamo Municipality to collect money and leave.
The construction period is written in the contract, and it is currently limited by the ban and cannot import finished cement from China, so it can only be forced to purchase local high-priced cement for construction, and has to bear a lot of additional losses.
The company in Ka finally rejoiced in the next hydropower project, mainly because it saw that the Ibogu cement plant could become a stable supplier of building materials for them.
Liang Siqian is young, and the Yibogu Hydropower Station is also his first project to be independently managed, and he is full of energy, Cao Mo contacted the Zhongtu Group in Ka Branch a month ago, and Liang Siqian was responsible for contacting.
Although the contract was not negotiated at the beginning, Wendy Scarfe's engineering design plan was actively involved in the adjustment, and also helped contact the company's experts for evaluation, so after signing the contract, Cao Mo did not pick and choose, nor did he worry that Liang Siqian's lack of management experience would cause some unnecessary losses.
At this time, Abacha also directly explained the purpose of his uncle Dasica's personal visit this time.
The Lonta region actually has its own power plant and grid company, the full name of which is Lonta Sika Idet Power Company, and the Sika family is even one of the founders of Sika Aidet Power Company, in which they hold a 12% stake.
Oyo has average coal resources and no oil resources, but natural gas resources are quite rich.
The annual power generation capacity of the natural gas power plant under the name of the Lontasika Aidet Power Company may be comparable to that of the Ibogu power station after its completion, but the scope of power supply is limited to the public electricity consumption within a dozen square kilometers of the town, and there is no industry, and the real annual power generation capacity may only be one-third of the design scale of the Ibogu hydropower.
The price of electricity in Draculamo is extremely high, and the electricity used for both residential and industrial use is about four or five times that of China, but this is due to the dense urban population of Draculamo and the industrial scale of the entire country where Kanem is concentrated.
The relatively low price of electricity in the town of Lonta, the serious overcapacity, the aging and poor management of power generation equipment, the high cost of small-scale natural gas extraction, and the limited electricity consumption of residents within the town, have been operating at a low profit for many years.
With such a low annual power generation scale, it is certainly not possible to build a high-voltage power line network and sell the generated electricity to Draculamo City, so that the surplus production capacity can be brought into play.
But even in this case, the Rontasika Idet power company is still worried about the impact of the completion of the Ibogu hydropower plant.
Da Sika came here this time to euphemistically express their concerns in this regard.
Da Sika is humble enough to have such an attitude.
To tell the truth, the construction permit of the hydropower station is fortunately run by Abacha.
Otherwise, with the obstruction of these people in Dasica, the Lonta City Council would not have been able to give the green light.
And even if the Ibogu hydroelectric power station could be built directly on the land of the Felician family, one only needs to think about how complicated the situation will be when the people of Dasika must cause them trouble.
"Mr. Dasika, your worries are unwarranted. I serve the Félician family and will always strictly abide by the laws of your country. If Mr. Da Sika is still not reassured, since Mr. Felician has entrusted me with the operation of the Felician family power company, I can sign a formal agreement with the Sika Ide power company on behalf of the company, stipulating that the power supply of the Ibogu hydropower station will be limited to the Ibogu tribe. Of course, if the Sika Aidet Power Company is willing to invest in the construction of a high-voltage line connecting the Ibogu tribe, the excess electricity produced by the Felician family power company can be sold to the Sika Aidet Power Company at an agreed price......," Cao Mo said generously.
To be honest, the large tributaries in the upper reaches of the Lujiaochuan River are located in the northern part of Longta, and the potential for developing hydropower resources is not small, but the problem is that hydropower resources can only be sold for profit.
Cao Mo can invest in the construction of hydropower stations in the name of the Felician family in the area of the Ibogu tribe, and the dam and power generation equipment that can be built can be clearly stated in the cooperation agreement are the equipment and facilities of the Felician family power company leased by his company, so as to ensure that his rights and interests will not change.
The cooperation agreement between Sika and the Felician family building materials company also clarifies that all buildings and equipment, including the plant and equipment foundation, are leased under Cao Mo's name.
However, Cao Mo still did not think about building a high-voltage transmission grid.
In addition to the huge initial investment, the construction of the high-voltage transmission grid involves legal procedures such as land acquisition, which is much more complicated than the direct contracting of land from the Ibogu tribe.
The construction of the transmission grid in the Longta area is monopolized by Sika Aidet Power Company.
They want to prevent the direct construction of a high-voltage transmission grid from Ibogu to Draculamo, and as long as they send someone to cut the cable directly, Cao Mo will not be able to sue them!
In the future, if possible, all Cao Mo can do is to lure Sika Aidet Power Company or anyone else to invest in the construction of the transmission grid, and he can concentrate on building the power station at the upstream end.
Cao Mo is willing to directly sign a binding agreement to reassure Da Sika and other investors of Sika Adet Power Company, and also hopes to live in peace with the local government in the future, so as to minimize the stumbling blocks of being secretly stumped by others.
Life is a must.
"Mr. Cao is really reasonable. Da Sika also missed the opportunity to praise and thank him.
As the head of the Sika family and the long-term management of the family's palm plantation, Da Sika is stubborn and conservative in his thinking, mainly to consolidate his political position and power in Longta, and does not want to be affected by Kanem's current democratic political atmosphere, but it does not mean that he has no economic acumen.
The construction cost of high-voltage power grid is too high, and after the completion of high-voltage power grid, the annual power generation scale of hydropower stations and natural gas power plants also needs to be increased by more than ten times or even dozens of times to be profitable.
On the whole, such a large scale of investment is simply not something that these indigenous families in the Lunta area can afford.
He came here this time, and he was able to negotiate the power supply range of the Felician family power company without exceeding the thunder pool by half a step, even if it was successful, he didn't want the rest at all.
Of course, Da Sika may be thinking of building a line to sell electricity from Sika Aidet Power Company to a cement factory, but Cao Mo is not stupid.
The industrial electricity sold by Sika Aidet Power Company is cheaper than that of Draculamo, but it is equivalent to 25 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity.
Sika Filician Building Materials Company and others are working at full power, consuming 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, and the electricity bill will cost 2.5 million US dollars, and the cost is not much less than his direct use of diesel generators, and he still makes a dime?
He is now gritting his teeth to build a hydropower station, and he doesn't even care about the excess profit of 14,500 tons of cement in the early stage, because after the completion of the hydropower station, the comprehensive power generation cost will be evenly spread, and each kilowatt-hour of electricity will not need four cents in the end.
The energy consumption alone is too different.
At that time, even if he is a little black-hearted and sells the electricity of the hydropower station to 123 cents per kilowatt-hour, this alone can directly reduce the actual annual comprehensive energy consumption cost of Sika Filician Building Materials Company by half.
After making an appointment to sign the agreement, Da Sika said that he would like to ask Liang Siqian, the Chinese construction manager, to go to the construction site of the two simple cement bridges currently under construction to help take a look.
Da Sika was so interested in the construction of the Lonta-Draculamo highway that he was eventually willing to donate $10,000, in addition to his role as a city councilor and chairman of the Lonta Roads and Municipal Construction Committee, and he also saw that the road would greatly benefit the Sika family.
With the completion of the Lunta-Draculamo road, the oil palm fruit from the Sika family's plantation can be sold directly to the Draculamo mill, which is not only slightly more expensive than the crushing plant in Catelo, the capital of the state of Oyo, but also saves more than 130 kilometers in transportation costs.
How did Da Sika know that the Lunta-Draculamo highway was completely promoted by Cao Mo to start construction, and he hoped that the two cement bridges could be completed faster and with higher quality?
Abacha instigated him to come forward to ask for help, and Cao Mo readily agreed, and Da Sika naturally felt that he owed Cao Mo a favor again......
Everyone got in the car and went to the bridge construction site, Song Yuqing also followed to see the excitement, sat next to Cao Mo, and said with a smile: "Da Sika came over today, it is because you and Abacha are colluding to act!"
"Sister Yuqing, you are so smart, you can see this?" Cao Mo asked with a smile.
"I'm not stupid!" Song Yuqing said angrily.
"Okay, Sister Yuqing, don't be angry, it's a big deal for the Sika family's supply agreement, let you sign ......it," Cao Mo said.
"Really let me take advantage of this?" Song Yuqing asked with wide eyes.
"My cheapness, Sister Yuqing, you can take advantage of it casually, I will never struggle. Cao Mo said.
"Go, who wants to take advantage of you!" Song Yuqing glanced at Cao Mo angrily, and asked again, "You gave me the agreement of the Sika family, what should you do?"
Dongsheng will soon start the second phase of the expansion of the Tubman crushing plant, and the annual palm oil crushing scale will be increased to 20,000 tons, so whether it is a direct purchase or a supply agreement, it is necessary to ensure that the crushing plant has a total area of 100,000 acres of palm plantations oil palm fruit supply capacity.
The team led by Wang Jianzhong is specifically responsible for the expansion and operation of the crushing plant, and in addition, it is the responsibility of the West Africa branch.
This is also the main work that Yang Deshan and Guo Jian have been busy with recently.
Song Yuqing, as the financial director, has no hard indicators, but if she can sign a supply agreement, how can the company give some rewards?
However, Song Yuqing has no hard indicators, and Cao Mo, as the deputy manager of the administrative and personnel department, can also take on this task.
"The Longde Simple Highway has been completed, are you afraid that you won't be able to sign more supply agreements?" Cao Mo smiled indifferently, "Look at it, although the money for the construction of the road was actually from Dongsheng, Dongsheng didn't suffer a loss, right, Sister Yuqing, you are responsible for customs clearance and transportation and other procedures, are there any other domestic oil and grain merchants who want to import palm oil from Kanem?"
"What, you don't want to eat inside and out, and want to compete with Dongsheng for the palm oil import business, right?" Song Yuqing asked vigilantly, "How do you do everything with a hammer and a crutch in the west, which one can you do well in the end?"
"Xie Sipeng and Yang Deshan imported cement to Kanem, although they were not very successful, but their ideas are correct, and it is worth learning from," Cao Mo said, "I was thinking, if I make some money in Kanem and transfer it directly to China, Naira will settle with the US dollar, and the US dollar will settle with the RMB, and the exchange loss will be several points - if I use the money earned by Kanem to buy palm oil and import it to China, not only will I not have to bear the exchange loss, but I can also make an additional profit from the palm oil trade, isn't it cool?"
"How much money can you make, just consider this?" Song Yuqing asked suspiciously.
"It's not much, but it's more, isn't it better?" Cao Mo said.
"If you only have three or five hundred tons of palm oil a year, people will not cooperate with you - you are a bulk cargo, and the cargo inspection is very troublesome. Song Yuqing said.
"Is it possible to directly pick out with the company and say that I registered a trading company in Draculamo to buy oil palm fruit, and then sold the oil palm fruit to the crushing plant, but the payment is settled in RMB in China?" Cao Mo asked.
"Dongsheng actually encourages employees to start their own businesses," Song Yuqing has more contact with senior management, and is more comfortable with Dongsheng's policies than Cao Motho, "For example, in the kind of trading company you mentioned, the company may also jointly invest with employees to directly register in China, which is equivalent to Dongsheng handing over part of the related business to internal employees for contracting." However, Dongsheng wants to hold a certain stake in this kind of intrapreneurship, and you can only transfer a part of the profits generated by the purchase of oil palm fruit back to China, but the part of the funds directly used to purchase oil palm fruit should not be transferred to China...... Of course, unless you have a relationship at the top of the company, you agree to register a sole proprietorship company to participate in the company's trade chain......!
"It's so complicated!" Cao Mo scratched his head, and found for a moment that he couldn't weigh the pros and cons thoroughly......
"Of course, the company can let you take advantage of it casually?" Song Yuqing said with a smile, "If you don't have a lot of funds, you should exchange it honestly, there is no need to be so complicated - Mr. Yang and they have almost 20 million funds this time, and they want to transfer to Kanem, so they did it once, but they almost died in it......"