Registration document 2007 - Total.com
Registration document 2007 - Total.com
Registration document 2007 - Total.com
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Business overview<br />
Upstream - Gas & Power<br />
Power and Cogeneration<br />
As a refiner and petrochemicals producer, TOTAL has interests in<br />
several cogeneration facilities. Cogeneration is a process<br />
whereby the steam produced to turn turbines to generate<br />
electricity is then captured and used for industrial purposes.<br />
TOTAL also participates in another type of cogeneration, which<br />
<strong>com</strong>bines power generation with water desalination, and in gasfired<br />
power generation, as part of its strategy of pursuing<br />
opportunities at all levels of the gas value chain.<br />
The Taweelah A1 cogeneration plant in Abu Dhabi, which<br />
<strong>com</strong>bines power generation and water desalination, has been in<br />
operation since May 2003 and is owned and operated by Gulf<br />
<strong>Total</strong> Tractebel Power Cy, in which TOTAL has a 20% interest.<br />
Taweelah A1 currently has a total power generation capacity of<br />
1,430 MW and a water desalination capacity of 385,000 m 3 per<br />
day. Near the end of 2006, it was decided to develop an<br />
additional 250 MW of capacity, which is expected to enter into<br />
operation in 2009.<br />
In Thailand, TOTAL owns 28% of Eastern Power and Electric<br />
Company Ltd (EPEC) which has operated the <strong>com</strong>bined cycle<br />
gas power plant of Bang Bo, with a capacity of 350 MW, since<br />
March 2003.<br />
In Argentina, in November 2006 TOTAL sold its 63.9% interest<br />
in Central Puerto SA, a <strong>com</strong>pany which owns and operates<br />
gas-fired power stations in Buenos Aires and in the Neuquén<br />
region, with a total capacity of 2,165 MW. In December 2006,<br />
TOTAL also sold its 70% interest in Hidroneuquen, a <strong>com</strong>pany<br />
owning a 59% interest in a hydroelectric dam located in the<br />
Neuquén region.<br />
In Nigeria, TOTAL and its partner, the state-owned NNPC, are<br />
participating in two projects to construct gas-fired power<br />
generation units. These projects are part of the Nigerian<br />
government’s policy to develop power generation, stop gas<br />
flaring and privatize the power generation sector:<br />
• The Afam project, part of the SPDC joint-venture in which<br />
TOTAL holds a 10% interest, concerns the upgrading of the<br />
Afam V power plant capacity, to 276 MW, and the<br />
development of the Afam VI power plant, with a planned<br />
capacity of approximately 600 MW; and<br />
• The OML 58 project, part of the EPNL joint-venture in which<br />
TOTAL holds a 40% interest (operator), concerns the<br />
development of a new 400 MW <strong>com</strong>bined-cycle power plant<br />
near the city of Obite.<br />
In the UK, in September 2005 TOTAL sold its 40% interest in<br />
Humber Power Ltd, which owns a gas-fired <strong>com</strong>bined-cycle<br />
power station.<br />
TOTAL – <strong>Registration</strong> Document 2006<br />
Renewable Energy<br />
As part of its sustainable development policy, TOTAL is<br />
developing its position in renewable energy, with a particular<br />
focus on solar-photovoltaic energy, where the Group has been<br />
present since 1983, and wind power. In addition, since 2005<br />
TOTAL, has been participating in the development of marine<br />
energy, another promising technology for renewable energy.<br />
Solar-photovoltaic power<br />
In solar power (silicon-crystal technology), TOTAL manufactures<br />
photovoltaic cells (Photovoltec), solar panels and designs solar<br />
systems (TENESOL). The Group is also involved in financing<br />
projects for rural electrification (Temasol in Morocco and KES in<br />
South Africa).<br />
In January 2006, TOTAL increased its interest in Photovoltech<br />
from 42.5% to 47.8%, a <strong>com</strong>pany specialized in manufacturing<br />
photovoltaic cells. Photovoltech sales rose to approximately<br />
44 M€ in 2006, from 25 M€ in 2005. Due to strong demand for<br />
and the successful marketing of its products, Photovoltech is<br />
planning to increase its total production capacity from 20 MWp/y<br />
to 80 MWp/y by the end of <strong>2007</strong>. Civil engineering for the new<br />
production facilities to increase capacity began in the fall of 2006.<br />
TOTAL holds a 50% interest in TENESOL, its partnership with<br />
EDF, which designs, manufactures, markets and operates<br />
solar-photovoltaic power systems. TENESOL’s consolidated<br />
sales decreased by approximately 8% between 2005 and 2006,<br />
amounting to approximately 134 M€ in 2006, <strong>com</strong>pared to<br />
145 M€ in 2005, the equivalent of an installed capacity of<br />
33 MWp. Its principal markets are for network connections in<br />
Europe (Germany and Spain) and for decentralized rural<br />
electrification and tele<strong>com</strong>munication systems in the French<br />
Overseas Territories. TENESOL owns two solar panel<br />
manufacturing plants: TENESOL Manufacturing in South Africa,<br />
with an annual production capacity of 35 MWp, and TENESOL<br />
Technologies in the region of Toulouse, France, with an annual<br />
production capacity of 15 MWp.<br />
TOTAL is pursuing decentralized rural electrification activities by<br />
responding to call for tenders from authorities in several<br />
countries, including Mali, Morocco, Senegal and South Africa.<br />
In South Africa, an ongoing project to equip 15,000 households,<br />
led by Kwazulu Energy Service Company (TOTAL, 35%), had<br />
equipped nearly 9,000 households by the end of 2006.