Chapter 956 - Power Export Agreement (1/2)

Most people believed that nuclear power was cheaper than most power generation methods.

In fact, it was a misconception.

According to the survey conducted by Bloomberg New Energy Financial Consulting, the global nuclear power plant’s power generation cost averages 14 cents USD per kWh, which almost costed the same as solar power generation. Compared to the cost of 8.2 cents of land-based wind power and high-efficiency natural gas power generation, the cost of nuclear power was much higher, and even higher than thermoelectricity power generation using coal, natural gas, or oil.

Nuclear power could alleviate electricity shortages, but it would not effectively reduce electricity prices. In particular, the safety of nuclear power plants received increasing media attention. In order to prevent serious nuclear accidents such as core melting, nuclear power plants must spend more on safety maintenance, so power generation costs always trended upwards. Unless the size of the nuclear power plant increased drastically could some of the costs be saved through scale.

Under such circumstances, it was no wonder the 0.05 Ringgit Jiang Chen offered stunned the Malaysia leader. No power generation that existed in the world could reduce the cost to such a degree.

In other words, if the price of electricity could really be this cheap, there was no need for other energy sources.

If Razak learned about the actual cost for Celestial Trade, he would be even more shocked. The cost for Celestial Trade was around one-eighth of the offer. Helium-3’s proven reserves on the Moon were around one million tons and 100 tons would be enough to supply the world for one year. As for the deuterium needed for the reaction, the reserves in the ocean were even richer. As long as the refining technology is in place, the cost could be completely negligible.

The Prime Minister was completely dumbfounded by the offer.

Trying to calm his breathing, he was silent for a while before he finally spoke again.

“Can’t you build that nuclear power plant in our country?”

Razak made up his mind. Even if all the Malaysian parliament voted against the nuclear power project, he would convince those members one by one to agree to this project. It was too important for Malaysia! Not only would this affect the cost of living for 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 invest!

Moreover, the annual financial subsidies made by the Malayisa government on the electricity bill could be completely removed. The hefty budget could be moved to education, medical care, and other more critical fields.

However, Jiang Chen shook his head.

“It doesn’t make any sense to build a nuclear power plant in your country. The mineral needed for the nuclear power plant comes from the Moon and it is not very convenient to transport… In short, building this nuclear power plant in space has far more advantages than building it on the surface. What’s more, in space, we don’t have to worry about nuclear accidents at all.”

Jiang Chen’s words made Razak silent again.

On the one hand, he was really convinced by Jiang Chen’s offer, but on the other hand, he was worried that this might force Malaysia local power companies to go bankrupt. Then, Malayisa would no longer be able to escape the cheap electricity supply from Celestial Trade.

Jiang Chen was not in a hurry. He leaned back on the chair leisurely, and sipped on the tea.

The tea cooled down a bit. While he enjoyed the tea, he quietly waited for Razak’s answer.

It woule be best to receive a positive answer from the prime minister. If this didn’t work, he would have to spend some time to contact Malaysian politicians and offer sufficient benefits to force the Prime Minister to compromise on the grid problem.

In addition, with his control over Future 1.0 and virtual reality networks, he could utilize many necessary means. He just needed to let the Malayisan people know that they could have enjoyed 0.05 Ringgit electricity, but because of the under-the-table transaction 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.