Most people had a misconception that nuclear power was cheaper than most other power generation methods.
In fact, this was a misunderstanding.
According to the survey results of Bloomberg New Energy Financial Consulting, the average cost of power generation from nuclear power plants was 14 cents per kilowatt-hour, or about 0.85 yuan, almost the same as the cost of solar power. Compared with the cost of 8.2 cents for land wind power and efficient natural gas power generation, the cost of nuclear power was much higher, and even higher than thermal power generation using coal, natural gas, and oil as the main fuels.
Nuclear power could alleviate the electricity shortage, but it could not effectively reduce electricity prices. In particular, the safety of nuclear power plants had received increasing media attention. In order to prevent serious nuclear accidents such as core meltdown, nuclear power plants had to spend more budget on safety maintenance, so the cost of power generation had been increasing. Unless the scale of nuclear power plants was increased, it was possible to reduce the cost.
In this context, it was no wonder that Jiang Chen's 0.05 Ringgit shocked the Malaysian Prime Minister. Converted into RMB, 0.05 Ringgit was equivalent to eight cents. There was no power generation method in the world that could reduce the cost to this extent.
In other words, if the price of electricity was really cheap to this extent, there was no need for other energy sources, and everyone could just use electricity.
If Razak knew the cost of Celestial Trade, he would be even more shocked. One kilowatt was sold to him for eight cents, and the cost of Celestial Trade was at most one cent. The proven reserves of helium-3 on the Moon were as high as one million tons, and 100 tons was enough for the world to use for a year. As for the deuterium needed for the reaction, the reserves in the ocean were even more abundant. As long as the refining technology was in place, the cost could be completely ignored.
In short, after hearing Jiang Chen's offer, the Prime Minister was completely unsettled.
He controlled his rapid breathing, and after a moment of silence, he said.
"Can't that nuclear power plant be built in our country?"
Razak had made up his mind. Even if the entire Malaysian Parliament voted against the nuclear power project, he would persuade the members to agree to the project one by one. This was too important for Malaysia! Not only was it related to the cost of living of the people, but the price of electricity directly affected the cost of industrial production. If the price of electricity could be reduced, more international companies would come to invest!
Moreover, the annual financial subsidies made by the Malaysian government on electricity bills could be completely removed, and the large budget could be transferred to areas such as education and health care.
But Jiang Chen shook his head.
"There is no point in building a nuclear power plant in your country. The energy needed for a nuclear power plant is a mineral from the moon. This kind of mineral is not very convenient to transport … In short, building this nuclear power plant in space is far more advantageous than building it on the surface. What's more, we don't have to worry about nuclear accidents in space. "
Jiang Chen's words made Razak fall into silence again.
On the one hand, he was tempted by Jiang Chen's offer, but on the other hand, he was worried that this might force Malaysia's local power generation companies to go bankrupt, and Malaysia would no longer be able to get rid of Celestial Trade's cheap electricity.
Jiang Chen was not in a hurry. He immediately replied and leisurely leaned back in his chair. He picked up the cup of tea and took a sip.
At this time, the black tea had warmed a lot. While leisurely enjoying the tea, Jiang Chen quietly waited for Razak's reply.
It would be best if he could get a satisfactory answer from the Prime Minister. If not, he could only spend some time to contact the Malaysian parliamentarians and politicians and take out enough benefits to force the Prime Minister to compromise on the issue of the power grid.
In addition, with the two major media tools, Future 1.0 and the virtual reality network, he could use many means. He just needed to let the Malaysian people know that they originally had the hope of using the electricity price of 0.05 Ringgit, but because of the shady deal between the Prime Minister and other "black-hearted businessmen", cheap electricity could not enter the domestic market …
Jiang Chen quietly looked at Razak and waited for him to make a decision.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the Prime Minister's expression relaxed and he said.
"It's no problem to establish a submarine cable, and it's no problem to connect to the Malaysian power grid from the New Malaysia Special District, but in the first year, we are willing to import 26-30 billion kWh of electricity from you. The National Electric Power Bureau and TNB Power Company will discuss the specific cooperation plan with you. "
26 billion kWh was equivalent to 10% of Malaysia's annual electricity consumption. Based on the export price of 0.05 Ringgit, Malaysia's power grid operators would pay Celestial Trade 1.3 billion Ringgit in foreign exchange a year, equivalent to 2 billion RMB.
As for TNB, it was the power giant in Malaysia, and the power grid was basically managed by them. Jiang Chen believed that with the highly profitable electricity export agreement, they had no reason to reject it.
Jiang Chen believed that in less than a year, TNB would shut down several high-emission power stations, and then take the initiative to ask to sell more of himself.
0.05 Ringgit electricity could be sold for 0.1 Ringgit. If you don't make money, are you still a capitalist?
Satisfied, Jiang Chen left the Prime Minister's Office. Celestial Trade's Malaysia branch already sent a car waiting at the door. After Jiang Chen got in the car, he ordered the driver to take him to Kuala Lumpur and stopped at the door of a Hilton Hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
Because he still had to discuss the specific contract with the National Electric Power Bureau and TNB Power Company for submarine cables and electricity exports, he had to temporarily change his round-trip plan and chose to stay in Malaysia for one more day.
He went straight to the hotel counter. When he took out the black diamond card given to him by Nasetta, the hotel manager immediately vacated a presidential suite for him and respectfully sent him to the door of the room.
After entering the room, Jiang Chen first took off his formal clothes, took a shower, changed into casual clothes, and sat on the sofa in the living room.
He opened a bottle of red wine and turned on the home theater. Jiang Chen held the remote control and randomly picked a movie he hadn't seen before.
Guns and blood were always the theme of Hollywood action blockbusters and the most eye-catching part of the audience. Jiang Chen's favorite movie was also this kind of movie.
Without explosions, could it be called a Hollywood blockbuster?
After about thirty or forty minutes, the movie played to the climax. A gunfight between police and robbers was staged on the screen. Jiang Chen stared at the screen intently. Just as he was enjoying the movie, an alarm rang in his ear.
Alarm?
Jiang Chen paused for a moment and looked out the window.
The alarm didn't seem to come from the home theater, but from the street outside the window.
"What's going on outside? With such a noisy alarm, there must be at least six or seven police cars. "
Curious, Jiang Chen picked up the remote control and paused the movie. He walked to the window and looked out. In a shopping mall half a street away, a row of police cars with red and blue lights blocked the entrance to the mall.
Jiang Chen's expression was a bit strange.
What a coincidence. He was just watching a police movie, and there was a confrontation between police and robbers.
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