Registration Document 2005 - Total.com

TOTAL is pursuing decentralized rural electrification activities by
responding to calls for tenders from public authorities in various
countries such as Mali, Morocco and South Africa. In South Africa,
the project underway to equip 15,000 households, led by
Kwazulu Energy Service Company (TOTAL 35%), had equipped
almost 10,000 households by the end of 2005, compared to 4,000
at the end of 2004 and 3,000 at the end of 2003.
In Morocco, Temasol, 32.2% of which is directly owned by TOTAL
and another 35.6% by TENESOL, continued to work on a project
awarded in 2002 to equip 16,000 households. In 2004, Temasol
was also awarded a project to equip 37,000 households. In 2005,
it was awarded part of a project to equip an additional 5,500
households. At the end of 2005, approximately 20,000 of the
total of 58,500 households covered by these projects had been
equipped, compared to 10,000 at the end of 2004 and 4,200 at
the end of 2003.
wind power
TOTAL operates a wind farm in Mardyck, France and has initiated
development studies for both onshore and offshore projects in
France, the UK and Spain.
The 12 MW capacity Mardyck wind farm in northern France,
commissioned in November 2003, produced approximately
26.4 GWh of electricity in 2005. This wind farm allows the
comparison of different technologies at the same site in order to
prepare for possible larger scale offshore or onshore projects in
the future.
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In December 2005, TOTAL was selected by the French Ministry
of Industry for a wind power project with a 90 MW capacity in the
Aveyron region pursuant to a call for tenders organized by the
public authorities. Pursuant to the terms of the bid, the construction
of the project is subject to obtaining a permit. The efforts to obtain
this permit will be coupled with efforts to inform and consult with
concerned parties and will also be the object of a public inquiry.
The wind farm may be operational in 2008. Work on this project
will be conducted by an equal partnership between TOTAL and
Harpen, a member of the RWE group, organized as the
“Éoliennes de Mounès” company.
TOTAL responded to a call for tenders from the French authorities
by submitting a proposal in 2004 to create a wind farm offshore
Dunkirk. This proposal was not selected by the French Ministry of
Industry, which announced a new call for tenders. TOTAL plans on
resubmitting a proposal for this offer.
wave power
In addition to its participation in the development of solarphotovoltaic
and wind power, TOTAL has decided to participate
in the development of wave power. In June 2005 TOTAL acquired
a 10% interest in a pilot project located offshore Santona, on the
northern coast of Spain.
Studies are underway to determine the ultimate size of the facilities,
including the generation capacity. This research and development
project should provide information necessary to better assess the
technical and economic potential of this technology.
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