Ipese ina mọnamọna, Ohun ọgbin Aluminiomu Tiwai Point Rio Tinto Ni Ilu Niu silandii Yoo Ṣe Afikun Lati Ṣiṣẹ Ni O kere Titi 2044

Ni Oṣu Karun ọjọ 30, Ọdun 2024, Rio Tinto's Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminum Plant ni Ilu Niu silandii ni aṣeyọri fowo si lẹsẹsẹ awọn adehun ina mọnamọna ọdun 20 pẹlu awọn ile-iṣẹ agbara agbegbe. Rio Tinto Group sọ pe lẹhin iforukọsilẹ ti adehun agbara, ohun ọgbin alumini elekitiroti yoo ni anfani lati ṣiṣẹ titi o kere ju 2044.

Awọn ile-iṣẹ Itanna New Zealand Electricity Meridian Energy, Olubasọrọ Olubasọrọ, ati Mercury NZ ti fowo si iwe adehun pẹlu New Zealand Electrolytic Aluminum Plant lati pese lapapọ 572 megawatts ti ina lati pade gbogbo awọn aini ina ti Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminum Plant ni New Zealand. Ṣugbọn gẹgẹbi adehun naa, Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminum Plant ni New Zealand le nilo lati dinku agbara ina nipasẹ 185MW. Awọn ile-iṣẹ agbara meji ti ṣalaye pe agbara isọdọtun yoo tun dapọ si ọna ina ni ọjọ iwaju.

Rio Tinto sọ ninu ọrọ kan pe adehun naa ṣe idaniloju iṣẹ ṣiṣe pipẹ ati alagbero ti Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminum Plant ni New Zealand. Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminium Plant ni Ilu Niu silandii yoo tẹsiwaju lati ṣe ifigagbaga ni iṣelọpọ giga-mimọ, awọn irin carbon-kekere ati gba atilẹyin lati ọdọ portfolio oniruuru ti ina isọdọtun ni South Island ti New Zealand.

Rio Tinto tun ṣalaye pe o ti gba lati gba igi 20.64% kan ninu Sumitomo Kemikali's Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminum Plant ni Ilu Niu silandii ni idiyele ti a ko sọ. Ile-iṣẹ naa sọ pe lẹhin ipari idunadura naa, Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminum Plant ni Ilu Niu silandii ati New Zealand yoo jẹ ohun-ini 100% nipasẹ Rio Tinto.

Gẹgẹbi data iṣiro, apapọ agbara itumọ ti Rio Tinto's Tiwai Point Electrolytic Aluminum Plantni Ilu Niu silandii jẹ awọn tonnu 373000, pẹlu agbara iṣelọpọ lapapọ ti awọn toonu 338000 fun gbogbo ọdun ti 2023. Ile-iṣelọpọ yii jẹ ohun ọgbin elekitirolitiiki nikan ni Ilu Niu silandii, ti o wa ni Tiwai Point nitosi Bluff ni Invercargill. Awọn alumina ti iṣelọpọ nipasẹ ile-iṣẹ yii ni a pese nipasẹ awọn ohun ọgbin alumina ni Queensland ati Ilẹ Ariwa ti Australia. O fẹrẹ to 90% ti awọn ọja aluminiomu ti iṣelọpọ nipasẹ Tiwai Point electrolytic aluminiomu ọgbin ni Ilu Niu silandii ti wa ni okeere si Japan.