Friday, September 20, 2024

Eskom and energy and chemical business, Sasol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to "collaboratively discover and investigate prospective potential liquified natural gas (LNG) requirements".

That is based on a joint statement by the two companies, following the signing ceremony of the MoU on Friday.

"The collaboration aims to determine the possible volumes that South Africa involves to ascertain a feasible LNG import industry, along with the enabling infrastructure, and will be facilitated by federal government-to-federal government relations in which required."

"This initiative focuses on applying gasoline for electrical power generation to provide necessary base load electric power and position gas being a important enabler of re-industrialisation, though also making certain ongoing supply to the market 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 eskom vacancies Development Community region, and other parts of the African continent, in addition to evaluating long-term more info 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 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 click here 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.