Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas-For-Fuel MoU Arrangement
Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas-For-Fuel MoU Arrangement
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Friday, September 20, 2024
Eskom and energy and chemical business, Sasol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to "collaboratively investigate and study potential potential liquified natural gas (LNG) requirements".
This can be based on a joint statement by the two companies, following the signing ceremony of the MoU on Friday.
"The collaboration aims to ascertain the possible volumes that South Africa involves to ascertain a practical LNG import market place, along with the enabling infrastructure, and can be facilitated by govt-to-government relations the place necessary."
"This initiative focuses on working with fuel for electrical power generation to supply critical base load electric power and position gas as a key enabler of re-industrialisation, whilst also ensuring continued supply to the market by unlocking global LNG resources.
"Furthermore, the collaboration will contribute to enhancing South Africa’s energy mix and enable the country's energy transition and decarbonisation," the joint statement read.
The MoU is expected to "explore sourcing gas within South Africa, the Southern African Development Community region, and other parts of the African continent, in addition to evaluating long-term LNG contracting".
"This will support the gas requirements for Eskom’s planned coal power station repowering sasol bursaries and conversion to gas in the long term. The parties will also engage other state entities to enable an LNG value chain in South Africa.
"As part of its revised gas strategy, Sasol is working on enabling the future supply of LNG to South Africa by collaborating with companies such as Eskom, existing and future customers, suppliers, and infrastructure developers.
"The research findings from the first phase of the Sasol-Eskom collaboration will guide the necessary role players and investors required to offer the sasol bursaries best prospects for South Africa's energy market, while outlining the challenges associated with the long-term commitments required for LNG imports," the statement said.