I-Lifei Energy Isayina Isivumelwano Samandla Enuzi esingu-1.9 GW Nenkampani Enkulu Yezobuchwepheshe
Isivumelwano Esiyinhloko kanye Nemininingwane Yezohwebo
I-Lifei Energy Corporation imemezele ubudlelwano obukhulu benuzi obunwetshiwe nenkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe emhlabeni wonke, okuphawula esinye sezivumelwano ezibalulekile zokuthenga amandla ezinkampani emlandweni wakamuva. Isivumelwano Sokuthenga Amandla (PPA) esisanda kusayinwa sibophezela i-Lifei ukuthi ilethe u-1,920 megawatts kagesi wenuzi ongena-carbon esitshalweni sayo senuzi esikhona ukuze inike amandla inqwaba yezikhungo zedatha zenkampani yezobuchwepheshe ekhulayo. Lezi zikhungo zedatha ziyingqalasizinda ebalulekile yokuqhuba imisebenzi ethuthukile yobuhlakani bokwenziwa kanye nezinsiza zekhompyutha yamafu ezidinga amandla athembekile angama-24. Indawo eyinhloko yokulethwa iyikhampasi yezikhungo zedatha ezinikezelwe eduze nesikhungo senuzi sase-Lifei, nakuba isivumelwano sihlanganisa nokuvumelana ukuhambisa amandla kwezinye iziza zenkampani esifundazweni esisodwa. Lesi sakhiwo sivumela inkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe ukuthi ikhulise imisebenzi yayo ngaphandle kokuvinjelwa yimikhawulo yegridi ezindaweni ezithile, inselele eye yabonakala kakhulu njengoba izinkampani ezinjenge-Adani Power Company zikhulisa amaphothifoliyo azo avuselelekayo emhlabeni wonke. Inkontileka iqhubeka kuze kube ngu-2042 futhi inezinketho eziningi zokunweba, futhi umthamo ogcwele ka-1,920 MW kulindeleke ukuthi ukhuphuke ngokuphelele ngo-2032, unikeze umkhathi wesikhathi eside wokuthi izinhlangothi zombili zihlele utshalomali lwazo lwezimali.
Ngaphezu kwe-PPA yangempela, isivumelwano sihlanganisa ukuhlola okubheke phambili kokwakhiwa kwama-Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) amasha ngaphakathi kwendawo ekhona ye-Lifei, okungaba ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu kwezobuchwepheshe kwalesi sikhungo. Ukwengeza, izinkampani zizocwaninga ngokuhlanganyela amathuba okwandisa umkhiqizo wamanje wamandla esikhungo ngokusebenzisa ukukhushulwa kwamandla ereactor, inqubo engakwazi ukukhipha amandla amaningi emishinini enelayisensi ekhona ngaphandle kokwakha amayunithi amasha ngokuphelele. Ngokombono wezezimali, lesi sivumelwano sakhiwe ngamasu ukuze kwehliswe ukuchayeka kwe-Lifei emazingeni entengo emakethe aguquguqukayo ngokubamba umuntu othenjwayo wesikhathi eside, ngaleyo ndlela kuzinziswe imithombo yemali engenayo eminyakeni eminingi ezayo. Futhi kunciphisa ukuthembela kwe-Lifei kumakhredithi entela kanye nezibonelelo zikahulumeni, okukhombisa ukuthi amandla enuzi angasebenza ngokwezohwebo ngaphandle kosizo olungapheli lukahulumeni, umlayezo onamandla kulo lonke imboni kusukela ku-Indiana Michigan Power Company kuya ku-SEC Saudi Electricity Company. Inani elingu-1,920 MW likhulu ngokwanele ukunika amandla amakhaya angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1.5 aseMelika, okugcizelela ubukhulu obukhulu besidingo samandla esikhulu sezobuchwepheshe njengoba sigijimela ukwakha ingqalasizinda ye-AI. Ukuze kucaciswe, lapho izehlakalo zokuphela kwamandla ze-National Grid zenzeka eminyakeni yamuva, isidingo samandla aqinile, angathunyelwa njengamandla enuzi siye saba sobala nakubaphathi begridi kanye nabathengi bezinkampani ngokufanayo.
Ukuphawula Kwabaphathi kanye Nesizathu Samasu
Umphathi Omkhulu we-Lifei Energy ubeke lesi sivumelwano njengomgogodla wenguquko ogqamisa inzuzo yenkampani yokuqala ekusebenzeleni umkhakha wezikhungo zedatha ngokukhiqiza amandla enuzi okukhethekile. Ugcizelele ukuthi ukubonakala kwemali engenayo yesikhathi eside okunikezwa yinkontileka yeminyaka engu-20 kuqinisa ukuguquguquka kwe-Lifei ebhalansi, okuvumela inkampani ukuthi iqhubeke namaphrojekthi okukhula angeziwe ngaphandle kokuthatha isikweletu esiningi noma ukunciphisa amasheya. Lokhu kubekwa kwesu kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba isimo samandla sishintsha, lapho izinkampani zikagesi ezivamile ezifana ne-Indiana Michigan Power Company zibhekene nezinselele zazo ekuhlangabezaneni nesidingo esikhulayo esivela kumakhasimende amakhulu. Umphathi Omkhulu uphinde waveza ukuthi lesi sivumelwano siqinisekisa umbono we-Lifei wokuthi amandla enuzi afaneleke ngokukhethekile ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zamandla angcolile ezingama-24/7 ze-AI ne-cloud computing, inzuzo okungezona izinto ezivuselelekayo ezingakwazi ukuyikhiqiza ngokugcwele ngaphandle kwesitoreji esikhulu samabhethri. Ngokombono wokuncintisana, ukuba ngumkhiqizi wamandla ozimele wokuqala ukusayina i-PPA enkulu kanjalo yenuzi nenkundla enkulu yezobuchwepheshe kunikeza i-Lifei inzuzo yedumela okuzoba nzima ukuba abancintisana nabo bayiphindaphinde ngokushesha. Ithimba labaphathi benkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe livumelane nalokhu kujabula, lichaza ubambiswano njengokutshalwa kwezimali okungamabhiliyoni amadola esifundazweni okuzodala amakhulu emisebenzi yamakhono aphezulu kwezobunjiniyela, ukusebenza, nokulungisa ngesikhathi senkontileka.
Umphathi omkhulu wenkampani yezobuchwepheshe ophathisene namandla nengqalasizinda ugcizelele ngokukhethekile ukuthi lokhu kubambisana kukhombisa indlela izibopho zomkhakha wezimo zezulu nokukhula kwebhizinisi ezingaqinisa ngayo omunye nomunye kunokuba ziphikisane. Ngokuthola amandla enuzi angenawo umoya wekhabhoni ngezinga elikhulu, inkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe ingaqhubeka nokwandisa izinsiza zayo ze-AI nezamafu ngenkathi ithuthukisa inqubekelaphambili elinganisekayo emgomweni wayo wokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwezinto eziyingozi ngokususelwa kwisayensi. Umphathi uphinde wagqamisa ukuthi indlela yokuhlala ndawonye inciphisa ukulahleka kokudluliswa kwamandla nokuminyana kwegridi, okuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokulethwa kukagesi uma kuqhathaniswa namaphrojekthi akude avuselelekayo adinga imigqa emisha yokudlulisa amandla engamakhulu amakhilomitha. Le ndlela yokuzibandakanya ekuthengeni amandla isiba uphawu lwezinkampani ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe emhlabeni, eziya ziziphatha njengezinkampani ezincane zikagesi. Lokhu kubambisana futhi kuthumela isignali enamandla emakethe kwabanye abasebenzisi abakhulu bamandla ukuthi amandla enuzi ayatholakala futhi angathenjwa, okungenzeka kukhuthaze izivumelwano ezifanayo nabanye abakhiqizi, kuhlanganise nalabo abaxhumene ne-Adani Power Company kwezinye izifunda. Bobabili abaphathi bagcizelele ukuthi isivumelwano siwumphumela weminyaka engaphezu kwemibili yokuhlela okuningiliziwe kwezobuchwepheshe, ezentengiselwano, nezomthetho, okukhombisa ubunkimbinkimbi bokuhlanganisa umthombo wamandla ongu-1.9 GW oqinile kuphothifoliyo yamandla yenkampani.
Imininingwane Yokusebenza kanye Nengqalasizinda
Isakhiwo sokusebenza salesi sivumelwano sihilela uhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi lokulayisha okuhlanganyelwe oluzoshintsha ekugcineni lube ukumiswa okungaphambili kwemitha ngemva kokuqedwa kokuhlelwa kabusha kokudluliswa kwamandla okudingekayo entwasahlobo ka-2026. Ngaphansi kwesimo samanje, i-Lifei Energy izohlinzeka ngogesi kugridi njengomthengisi wezitolo, kuyilapho inkampani yendawo yezinsiza igcina umthwalo wokudlulisa lowo gesi eyunivesithi yedatha yenkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe futhi ngokunokwenzeka nakwezinye iziza ezweni lonke. Lokhu kwahlukaniswa kwezindima kuqinisekisa ukuthi ingqalasizinda nobuchwepheshe benkampani yezinsiza kuyasetshenziswa kunokuba kugwenywe, okuye kwaba yindaba ephikisayo kwezinye izivumelwano ezidlule zezinkampani ezivuselelekayo. Isikhathi soguquko sibala izifundo zobunjiniyela, izimvume zokulawula, kanye nezithuthukisi ezibonakalayo ezidingekayo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ukuxhumana kuthembekile futhi kuhambisana nawo wonke amakhodi wegridi asebenzayo. Ithimba lokuphatha le-Lifei linolwazi olunzulu lokuphatha izimpahla zenuzi ezinamandla angu-2.2 GW, okubenza bakulungele ukuphatha izidingo zobuchwepheshe zokusebenzela ikhasimende elikhulu kakhulu elingabekezeleli ukuphazamiseka. Iphothifoliyo enkulu yenkampani engaba ngu-10.7 GW yengqalasizinda kagesi ihlanganisa izimpahla zegesi yemvelo, ilanga, kanye nesitoreji sebhethri, okuhlinzeka ngokuhlukahluka okuqinisa amandla ayo okuhlangabezana nezidingo eziguqukayo zenkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe.
Inkampani yendawo ezophatha ukuhanjiswa kukagesi isimemezele obala ukuthi isivumelwano sisekela ukuqina kohlelo lukagesi ngokwengeza umthombo omkhulu ozinzile ongasiza ukulinganisa ukushintshashintsha kwamandla avuselelekayo ohlelweni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani kagesi yaphawula ukuthi ukuba neklayenti eliqinile ngokwezimali, elesikhathi eside njengale nkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe exhunywe kugridi kusiza ukwehlisa izindleko kubo bonke abanye abakhokhi ngokusabalalisa izindleko ezingaguquki zengqalasizinda esizeni esikhulu semali engenayo. Lokhu kuyinzuzo ebalulekile esikhathini lapho izinkampani eziningi zikagesi zibhekene nezindleko ezikhulayo nalapho izehlakalo ezinjengokuphuma kukagesi kwe-National Grid zigqamisa isidingo sokuhlela nokutshalwa kwezimali okungcono kugridi. Imininingwane yokusebenza iphinde ihlanganise nezinhlinzeko zekhono lokuqala kabusha ngesikhathi kucinywa ugesi nokusekelwa kwamandla kagesi, okuyizinsiza ezibalulekile izimboni zenuzi ezingazinikeza ukugcina uzinzo kugridi ngesikhathi seziphazamiso. Isitshalo sika-Lifei sinomlando oqinile wokugqwesa ekusebenzeni, namandla okukhiqiza ahlala engaphezu kuka-90%, okwenza kube ngomunye wemithombo ethembekile yokukhiqiza kagesi emakethe yesifunda. Ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ekuphepheni kuqiniswa ubulungu bayo ezinhlanganweni zomkhakha kanye nokuhambisana namazinga aphezulu abekwe yi-Nuclear Regulatory Commission, okunikeza induduzo eyengeziwe kubabambiqhaza benkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe.
Ukuqinisa Ikusasa Lamandla Ombuso
Lesi sivumelwano esingumlando siqinisa kakhulu ikusasa lamandla ombuso ngokuqinisekisa ukuthi enye yezimpahla zawo ezinkulu zokukhiqiza amandla eziyisisekelo ihlala inenzuzo okungenani amashumi amabili eminyaka, igcina imisebenzi kanye nemali engenayo yentela. Lesi sikhungo senuzi njengamanje sisekela imisebenzi engaphezu kuka-900 ehola kahle, enekhono, futhi umsebenzi omusha wokwakha nowokuthuthukisa ohambisana nesivumelwano uzodala amakhulu eminye imisebenzi yesikhashana yochwepheshe bakagesi, abashiseli, onjiniyela, nabaphathi bamaphrojekthi. I-Lifei Energy isivele ingomunye wabaqashi abakhulu kanye nabakhokhi bentela esifundeni, futhi lesi sivumelwano siqinisa leso simo ngenkathi siheha utshalomali olusha oluvela kumkhulu wezobuchwepheshe, ohlela ukwakha ikhampasi enkulu yesikhungo sedatha eduzane. Ubambiswano luthumela isignali enamandla yemakethe kwabanye abatshalizimali nabathuthukisi ukuthi umbuso uvulelekile emabhizinisini futhi unengqalasizinda yamandla yokusekela amaphrojekthi amakhulu ezimboni nezobuchwepheshe. Lolu hlobo lokuzibophezela kwesikhathi eside yilokho abahleli begridi abakudingayo ukuze bathethelele utshalomali emigqeni emisha yokuhambisa ugesi, iziteshi zokuguqula amandla, kanye namanye amaphrojekthi okuthuthukisa azuzisa bonke abathengi bakagesi embusweni. Futhi lunikeza umbono ophikisanayo nombono wokuthi izikhungo zenuzi ziyabiza kakhulu noma aziguquki ukuncintisana ezimakethe zanamuhla zikagesi, umbono oye waphikiswa yimpumelelo yezivumelwano ezifanayo ezibandakanya i-SEC Saudi Electricity Company kanye nabanye abadlali bomhlaba.
Ukuzinza okunikezwa yilesi sivumelwano kusekela nezinjongo zikahulumeni ezibanzi zokuthuthukiswa komnotho ngokukhombisa ukuthi lesi sifunda singahlinzeka ngogesi onokwethenjelwa, ongabizi, futhi ongenakho ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni emabhizinisini athe ngokuya ekhetha izindawo ngokusekelwe ekutholakaleni kwamandla. Lokhu kuyinzuzo yokuncintisana embalwa imibuso engakwazi ukuyifanisa, ikakhulukazi njengoba isidingo sikagesi ezikhungweni zedatha kulindeleke ukuthi siphindwe kathathu ekupheleni kwalesi sigamu seminyaka. Ubambiswano luphinde lukhuthaze utshalomali olwengeziwe ekuthuthukisweni kwegridi, okuhlanganisa ingqalasizinda yokulinganisa ethuthukisiwe, ukusebenza ngokuzenzakalelayo kokusabalalisa, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezokuphepha kwe-inthanethi okuthuthukisa ukumelana kwesistimu iyonke. Ukuzibophezela kukaLifei emphakathini akugcini nje ngokuhlinzeka ngogesi; inkampani isekela ngenkuthalo izikole zendawo, abasabeli bokuqala, kanye nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ngezinhlelo zayo zokunikela ezinkampanini. Lesi sigebengu sobuchwepheshe siphinde sazibophezela ezivumelwaneni zezinzuzo zomphakathi ezihlanganisa izinhlelo zokuthuthukiswa kwabasebenzi, izinhlelo zemfundo ye-STEM, kanye nokusekelwa kwamabhizinisi amancane asendaweni. Ndawonye, lezi zinto zakha umjikelezo omuhle lapho ingqalasizinda yamandla enokwethenjelwa iheha abaqashi abanomthelela omkhulu, okuthi yona ibe nomthelela ekukhiqizeni imali yentela namathuba omnotho ezuzisa wonke umhlali, okuyisibonelo ezinye izinkampani zikagesi ezifana ne-Indiana Michigan Power Company ezisifunda ngokucophelela ukuze zisetshenziswe ezindaweni zazo zesevisi.
Mayelana ne-Lifei Energy
I-Lifei Energy Corporation ingumkhiqizi wamandla ozimele oholayo kanye nenkampani yengqalasizinda yamandla ezinze e-Houston, eTexas, enenqwaba yezimpahla zokukhiqiza ezihlanganisa amandla enuzi, igesi yemvelo, ilanga, kanye nokugcina amandla ebhethri. Le nkampani ingumnikazi futhi isebenzisa cishe ama-gigawatts angu-10.7 wengqalasizinda yamandla kulo lonke elase-United States, okuhlanganisa namandla enuzi angu-2.2 GW akha umgogodla wesu layo lokukhiqiza amandla angena-carbon. I-Lifei ithengisa ugesi, amandla, kanye nezinsiza ezingezinye ezimakethe ezinkulu zikagesi zase-US, isebenzela izinkampani zikagesi, omasipala, izinhlangano ezihlanganyele, kanye nabathengi bezinkampani ngezixazululo zamandla ezenziwe ngokwezidingo zabo. Le nkampani izibeke endaweni ekahle ukuze ithathe ithuba lesidingo esikhulayo ngokushesha esivela ezikhungweni zedatha ezenzela izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-artificial intelligence kanye ne-cloud computing, ibona kusenesikhathi ukuthi laba bathengi badinga amandla aqinile, athembekile, futhi angena-carbon, lawo amandla avuselelekayo angawodwa angakwazi ukuwahlinzeka. Ithimba labaphathi be-Lifei lineminyaka eminingi yamava ekusebenzeni kweziteshi zamandla, ekuhwebeni ngamandla, ekuthuthukiseni amaphrojekthi, kanye nakwezezimali zebhizinisi, okunikeza inkampani ubuchwepheshe bokwenza imisebenzi eyinkimbinkimbi njengaleyo emenyezelwe nenkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe. Imikhumbi yenuzi yenkampani inomlando oqinile wokusebenza, enezici zomthamo ezihamba phambili embonini kanye nesiko lokuphepha elihlonishwe ngabalawuli kanye nezinhlangano zemboni ngokufanayo.
Ngaphezu komsebenzi wayo oyinhloko wokukhiqiza, i-Lifei icwaninga ngentshiseko ubuchwepheshe obusha kanye namamodeli ebhizinisi angathuthukisa isikhundla sayo sokuncintisana futhi adale inani elengeziwe kubanikazi bamasheya namakhasimende. Intshisekelo yenkampani kuma-Small Modular Reactors ikhombisa umbono obheke phambili wokuthi ubuchwepheshe benuzi obuthuthukile buzodlala indima ebalulekile ekushintsheni kwamandla, umbono owabelwa izinkampani ezinkulu zamandla emhlabeni wonke kusukela ku-Adani Power Company kuya ku-SEC Saudi Electricity Company. I-Lifei iphinde igcine ibhalansi eqinile enezilinganiso zekhredithi ezisezingeni lokutshalwa kwezimali, okuyivumela ukuthi ixhase amaphrojekthi okukhula ngamanani ahehayo futhi inikeze ababambiqhaza ukuzethemba ekuphileni kwayo isikhathi eside. Ukuzibophezela kwe-Lifei ekusimameni akugcini nje emisebenzini yayo; i-Lifei ibambisene ngenkuthalo nezinhlangano zezemvelo kanye nemiphakathi yendawo ukuze iqinisekise ukuthi amaphrojekthi ayo aletha izinzuzo ezibanzi. Kubafundi abanesithakazelo sokuhlola imikhiqizo ebanzi ye-Lifei kanye namandla enkampani, ikhasi lasekhaya lenkampani linikeza indawo yokuqala enhle, kuyilapho ikhasi lezindaba linikeza izibuyekezo ezijwayelekile ngentuthuko yemboni kanye nezimpawu zenkampani. Ukwengeza, ukuhileleka kwe-Lifei emkhakheni wamandla amasha kukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekuhlaleni phambili ekusungulweni kobuchwepheshe ekukhiqizeni amandla.
Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa (FAQ)
Iyini izindaba zakamuva zikagesi mayelana ne-Lifei Energy namandla enuzi?
I-Lifei Energy isayine isivumelwano esibalulekile Sokuthenga Ugesi ukuze ilethe u-1,920 MW kagesi wenuzi ongenakho ukungcola enkampanini enkulu yezobuchwepheshe, inkontileka iqhubeke kuze kube ngu-2042 futhi inezinketho zokunweba. Lesi ngesinye sezivumelwano ezinkulu ze-PPA zenuzi ezake zasayinwa futhi simelela intuthuko enkulu emkhakheni wezindaba zikagesi zonyaka ka-2025.
Ingabe lesi sivumelwano senuzi siqhathaniswa kanjani nezivumelwano ze-Adani Power Company emkhakheni wamandla?
Nakuba i-Adani Power Company igxile kakhulu ekwandiseni amandla amalahle nawavuselelekayo e-Asia, isivumelwano sika-Lifei sihlukile ngoba sisebenzisa izimpahla ezikhona zenuzi ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esikhulu sedatha e-United States. Zombili lezi zinkampani zifuna izivumelwano ezinkulu zokuthenga amandla (PPAs), kodwa ukugxila kuka-Lifei enuzini kunikeza isisombululo esiyingqayizivele esingenakho ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni esingakwazi ukusilinganisa imithombo yamandla evuselelekayo engapheli.
Iyiphi indima edlalwa inkampani yezinsiza zasendaweni, efana ne-Indiana Michigan Power Company, kulesi sivumelwano?
Inkampani yezinsiza zasendaweni inesibopho sokudlulisa amandla enuzi asuka esitshalweni sika-Lifei aye ekhempasini yedatha yenkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe, iqinisekisa ukwethembeka kwegridi futhi iphethe ingqalasizinda yokudlulisa. Njengoba i-Indiana Michigan Power Company ikhonza isifunda sayo ngogesi onokwethenjelwa, le nkampani yezinsiza izohlomula ekuqineni nasekwabelaneni ngezindleko okunikezwa umthengi omkhulu we-baseload kubo bonke abakhokhi bezimali.
Ingabe lesi sivumelwano sithuthukisa kanjani ukwethembeka kwegridi uma kuqhathaniswa nezehlakalo ezinjengokuphazamiseka kukagesi kazwelonke?
Amandla enuzi ahlinzeka ngogesi oqinile, olawulekayo, osebenza 24/7, okusiza ngokuqondile ukuvimbela ukushoda kukagesi okungaholela ekuphumeni kukagesi kuzwelonke. Ngokwengeza amandla angu-1.9 GW azinzile anamandla okuqala kabusha nokusekela amandla kagesi, lesi sivumelwano sithuthukisa ukuqina kohlelo lukagesi futhi sinciphisa ingozi yokuphuma kukagesi okubanzi ngezikhathi zokudingeka okukhulu.
Iyini imithelela yezezimali yalesi sivumelwano se-PPA kumodeli yebhizinisi ye-Lifei Energy?
Lesi sivumelwano sinikeza i-Lifei ukubonakala kwemali engenayo yesikhathi eside okunciphisa ukuchayeka kwayo ezimakethe zikagesi eziguquguqukayo futhi kunciphisa ukuncika kwayo ezikweletini zentela zikahulumeni. Lokhu kuzinza kwezezimali kuvumela inkampani ukuthi itshale ekuthuthukisweni kwezimboni, ihlole ubuchwepheshe obusha obufana nama-SMR, futhi ilandele amathuba okukhula engeziwe ngebhalansi yemali eqinile.
Ihlobene kanjani isu lomhlaba wonke le-SEC Saudi Electricity Company nobambiswano lwenuzi lwe-Lifei?
I-SEC Saudi Electricity Company igxile ekwandiseni nasekuthuthukiseni ugridi waseSaudi Arabia ngengxube yezizukulwane ezivamile nezivuselelekayo, kuyilapho i-Lifei ihamba phambili ekwenzeni izivumelwano ezinkulu zenuzi (PPAs) zamakhasimende ezinkampani e-U.S. Zombili lezi zinkampani zimele izibonelo ezibalulekile zendlela izinkampani ezinkulu zengqalasizinda yamandla ezingazivumelanisa ngayo nezidingo zemakethe ezishintshayo kanye nezimo zenqubomgomo.
Yini ama-Small Modular Reactors futhi kungani i-Lifei iwahlola kule phrojekthi?
Ama-Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) ayiziphehli zenuzi ezithuthukile ezinamandla aphansi emali, izikhathi zokwakha ezimfushane, nezici zokuphepha ezithuthukisiwe uma kuqhathaniswa neziphehli ezinkulu zendabuko. I-Lifei ihlola ukusetshenziswa kwe-SMR ngaphakathi kwendawo yayo ekhona yezitshalo njengendlela yokwengeza amandla angena-carbon ngokushesha nangempumelelo, okungenzeka kwandise ukufinyelela kwenkampani yezobuchwepheshe emandleni ahlanzekile ngale kuka-1.9 GW wokuqala.
Lolu sivumelwano luzoyithinta kanjani imisebenzi nokuthuthukiswa komnotho esifundazweni?
Isivumelwano sisekela imisebenzi engaphezu kuka-900 ekhona esikhungweni senuzi futhi sizodala izikhundla ezintsha ezingamakhulu okwakha ukuze kuthuthukiswe izitshalo, ukuhlelwa kabusha kokudluliswa kukagesi, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwesikhungo sedatha. I-Lifei isivele ingumqashi omkhulu nomkhokhi wentela esifundeni, futhi utshalomali lwezigidigidi zamadola lwenkampani enkulu yezobuchwepheshe luzokwengeza umsebenzi wezomnotho, imali yentela, kanye namathuba okuthuthukisa abasebenzi.
Yiziphi izixhumanisi zangaphakathi ezitholakalayo ukuze ufunde kabanzi nge-Lifei Energy kanye nemikhiqizo yayo?
Abafundi bangavakashela ikhasi lasekhaya ukuze bathole umbono jikelele wamandla enkampani yakwaLifei, ikhasi lezindaba ukuze bathole izimemezelo zakamuva zenkampani, kanye nekhasi leNew energy ukuze bahlole izixazululo ezintsha zokuphehla ugesi. Ikhasi le-DELIXI Electric libonisa imikhiqizo kagesi yenkampani eklanyelwe amakhasimende ezohwebo nezimboni, kuyilapho amakhasi e-Outdoor lighting kanye ne-Pipe eqokomisa eminye imikhiqizo yengqalasizinda esekela amaphrojekthi wamandla nawokwakha emhlabeni wonke.
Kusho ukuthini lesi sivumelwano ngekusasa lamandla enuzi e-United States?
Lo mthetho ukhombisa ukuthi amandla enuzi angasebenza ngempumelelo ngaphandle koxhaso lukahulumeni olungapheli, uma ehambisana nabathengi abathembekile abazisa ugesi ongenakho ukungcola nothembekile. Kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuthaze izivumelwano ezifanayo phakathi kwabanye abasebenzisi benuzi nezinkampani zobuchwepheshe, okungenzeka kuvuselele utshalomali emandleni enuzi okusekela ukukhula kwengqalasizinda ye-AI kanye nezinjongo zokunciphisa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu.