Demonstrating “China’s Speed”: Shaanxi Drum’s EPC Project for an Indonesian Power Generation Facility Connected to the Grid and Begins Generating Electricity Ahead of Schedule

　　At 7:16 p.m. on May 31, at the Konawe Industrial Park in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, with the issuance of the grid-connection command for Unit No. 8 of the power generation system, the integrated stainless steel smelting project of PT. Obsidian Stainless Steel OSS in Indonesia—comprising a total of eight power generation units and contracted by Xi'an Shaanxi Drum Power Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Shaanggu”)—fully achieved grid connection and began generating electricity one month ahead of schedule. With its high-quality, efficient engineering delivered at “first-class standards and the shortest possible timeframe,” Shaanggu has demonstrated the “Chinese solution” and “Chinese speed” along the Belt and Road Initiative.

　　The industrial park is equipped with eight power-generation units, boasting a total installed capacity of 1,060 MW. Its annual power generation can exceed 8 billion kilowatt-hours, delivering significant economic benefits. At the same time, this project will comprehensively and effectively address the power supply challenges faced by users in fully operational stainless steel and ferronickel smelting facilities, meeting the electricity demands of various facilities within the integrated stainless steel smelting project industrial park of PT. Obsidian Stainless Steel OSS in Indonesia—including the dock, drying plant, steelmaking plant, ironmaking plant, air separation unit, and supporting public utilities.

　　The reporter learned that the Konawe Industrial Park in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, and the integrated stainless steel smelting project undertaken by PT. Obsidian Stainless Steel OSS in Indonesia are construction projects in the steel sector that have received high attention from governments at all levels in Indonesia. As an active participant in the Belt and Road Initiative, Shaanxi Drum has been awarded the general contracting contract for a 200,000 Nm³/h air separation unit and eight sets of power generation units for the integrated stainless steel smelting project of PT. Obsidian Stainless Steel OSS in Indonesia. Among these, the 200,000 Nm³/h air separation unit constructed by Shaanxi Drum is currently the largest air separation unit ever built in Indonesia. The implementation of this project not only promotes green development in Indonesia’s steel industry but also significantly boosts the local regional economy and improves employment and livelihoods in the area.

　　Shaanxi Drum is a system solutions provider and service provider in the distributed energy sector. In recent years, Shaanxi Drum has closely followed global trends in energy conservation and environmental protection within the process industries, strategically focusing on distributed energy. It offers global customers seven value-added services centered around distributed energy system solutions—including equipment, turnkey EPC engineering, services, operations, supply chain management, intelligent technologies, and financial solutions. As one of Shaanxi Drum’s core business areas for system solutions, in 2020, the company simultaneously commenced construction on 56 projects both domestically and internationally—a record high in the company’s history of engineering project development. Currently, Shaanxi Drum’s engineering business spans a wide range of sectors globally, including energy and environmental protection, metallurgy, nitric acid chemical industry, oil and gas, industrial gases, wastewater treatment, waste management, biomass power generation, combined heat and power, and urban infrastructure and municipal engineering. As of the end of December 2020, Shaanxi Drum had accumulated a total of 367 engineering projects both at home and abroad.

　　Especially in 2020, when the global pandemic posed a severe challenge to epidemic prevention and control, Shaanxi Drum Group seized the opportunity to accelerate overseas project schedules during the pandemic. Despite facing numerous pressures—including a shortage of personnel on-site during the execution phase—the engineering team, consisting of over a hundred members, bravely pressed forward and remained steadfast at the Indonesia air separation and power generation project site. Undeterred by the daunting challenges of the pandemic and the sweltering, humid tropical climate near the equator, they embodied the Shaanxi Drum spirit of “boldly seizing the Luding Bridge,” working day and night with relentless dedication. They achieved the “Shaanxi Drum Speed”—connecting a complete set of equipment to the grid and generating power every two months—and pursued their quality goal of “first-class standards and shortest possible construction periods,” providing precise services to their clients. As a result, they ensured the high-quality construction of all eight generator units and completed the grid connection one month ahead of schedule. At the same time, they also guaranteed the smooth and efficient advancement of the air separation unit for the integrated stainless steel smelting project of PT. Obsidian Stainless Steel OSS in Indonesia. Their outstanding performance has not only won widespread acclaim from both the market and their clients but has also injected “Shaanxi Drum strength” into the practical cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. (Jing Xiaocui)

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