Name and Location
Saldanha liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bulk importation and storage facility, Western Cape, South Africa.
Client
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).
Project Description
The project involves the development of an LPG storage facility adjacent to the Port of Saldanha, in the Western Cape.
The facility will be an open-access facility, with 5 000 t storage capacity planned for Phase 1 of the project. Modular expansion will increase as demand grows to 10 000 t in Phase 2 and 15 000 t in Phase 3, with an ultimate throughput of 52 000 t/m.
The project is in line with the Department of Energy’s goal to improve the South Africa’s energy mix and provide lower-income households easier access to cleaner energy.
Value
R1.3-billion.
Duration
Construction of the importation terminal began at the beginning of October 2013. Phase 1 of the facility is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2015.
Latest Developments
Sunrise Energy has announced that construction of TNPA’s LPG import and storage terminal, in Saldanha Bay, has started.
The TNPA-approved terminal operator started civil construction at the site on January 30, after six months of detailed engineering, design and planning.
Sunrise Energy was awarded the terminal operator agreement last year by the TNPA, which granted it a concession to build and operate an open-access LPG import terminal for 30 years.
The company has started clearing the site, with bulk earthworks expected to be the first work completed, followed by the bulk civils, building and structural works, as well as the marine works required for the construction of the multibuoy mooring system and subsea import pipeline.
The fabrication of the steel storage vessels has also started at an adjacent fabrication facility.
The first phase of the facility will comprise an offshore ship mooring point, a subsea and overland transfer pipeline, five large mounded storage bullets – with a total capacity of 5 500 t – and LPG road loading facilities.
The fabrication of the LPG storage bullets by Elgin Engineering has also started, following the arrival of 2 800 t of steel plate material from an Austrian steel mill.
The first part of the fabrication process will be to roll the 7-m-diameter cans of the bullets. Thereafter, the cans and dish ends will be welded together to form a complete bullet.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Sunrise Energy, a joint venture between Ilitha Group (51%) and State-owned financier the Industrial Development Corporation (49%) (terminal operator), Elgin Engineering (storage bullets), Jacobs Matasis (EPCM), PRDW (marine engineering contract).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Sunrise Energy, tel +27 21 552 4866 or email info@sunrise-energy.co.za.
Elgin Engineering, tel +27 31 274 0000, fax +27 31 205 7097 or email enquiries@elgin.co.za.
Jacobs Matasis, tel +27 11 482 8198, fax +27 11 482 9624 or email info@matasis.co.za.
PRDW, tel +27 21 418 3830, fax +27 21 418 3834 or email info@prdw.com.