IPSA4 Jan 2013 09:29
Earl, CEO at the time, says: "Those turbines would serve SA very well now, but we couldn't keep them for that long."
With virtually no debt, the company can now position itself as an independent power producer. Ipsa already has a contract to supply Eskom with electricity from its gas-fed 18MW combined heat and power plant in Newcastle until March 2015.
Electricity and steam sales contributed £2,5m to revenue in the six months to September, enabling it to halve its 2011 net loss to £1,3m. Ipsa sold 22% more electricity, totalling 25,2mkWh, to Eskom under the contract.
Ipsa CEO Phil Metcalf said in August that the company's intention in increasing capacity at the Newcastle plant was for it to operate profitably after depreciation costs had been factored in. Construction will commence early next year, upgrading it to a 68MW facility from the current 18MW.
So construction will commence early next year, upgrading it to a 68MW facility from the current 18MW. Revenue next year looking to be around £9 million on upgrade nice, just need this sale to complete and lots of bule sky ahead GLA.