Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas MoU Document
Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas MoU Document
Blog Article
Friday, September 20, 2024
Eskom and energy and chemical enterprise, Sasol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to "collaboratively investigate and investigate prospective potential liquified natural gas (LNG) requirements".
This is according to 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 requires to determine a viable LNG import market place, together with the enabling infrastructure, and may be facilitated by govt-to-authorities relations where essential."
"This initiative focuses on applying gas for electric power generation to supply essential base load electricity and position gas being a vital enabler of re-industrialisation, though also making sure ongoing supply to the marketplace by unlocking international 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 eskom vacancies 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 sasol learnerships 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 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.