Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas-For-Power MoU Agreement
Eskom and Sasol Have Signed A Gas-For-Power MoU Agreement
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Friday, September 20, 2024
Eskom and energy and chemical business, Sasol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to "collaboratively explore and investigate potential long term liquified natural gas (LNG) requirements".
This is according to a joint statement by the two organizations, following the signing ceremony from the MoU on Friday.
"The collaboration aims to determine the likely volumes that South Africa needs to determine a practical LNG import industry, along with the enabling infrastructure, and will be facilitated by government-to-federal government relations wherever vital."
"This initiative concentrates on using gas for energy generation to provide important base load electrical power and position gas for a essential enabler of re-industrialisation, even though also guaranteeing continued 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, more info 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 strategy, Sasol eskom 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 here 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.