Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas-For-Fuel MoU Agreement
Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas-For-Fuel MoU Agreement
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Friday, September 20, 2024
Eskom and energy and chemical enterprise, Sasol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to "collaboratively explore and research potential future liquified natural gas (LNG) requirements".
This can be based on a joint statement by the two corporations, following the signing ceremony of the MoU on Friday.
"The collaboration aims to determine the potential volumes that South Africa demands to establish a practical LNG import market, combined with the enabling infrastructure, and can be facilitated by governing administration-to-govt relations where by vital."
"This initiative concentrates on utilizing fuel for energy generation to supply important base load electrical energy and position gas like a key enabler of re-industrialisation, though also guaranteeing ongoing supply to the industry by unlocking world-wide 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 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 sasol learnerships 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 website of the Sasol-Eskom collaboration will guide the necessary role players and investors required to offer the best prospects for South Africa's energy market, while outlining the challenges associated with the long-term commitments required for LNG imports," the statement click here said.