Friday, September 20, 2024
Eskom and energy and chemical organization, Sasol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to "collaboratively explore and investigate possible future liquified natural gas (LNG) requirements".
That is according to a joint statement by the two companies, following the signing ceremony from the MoU on Friday.
"The collaboration aims to determine the probable volumes that South Africa involves to establish a feasible LNG import marketplace, together with the enabling infrastructure, and will be facilitated by authorities-to-governing administration relations exactly where vital."
"This initiative focuses on employing fuel for energy generation to offer essential base load electrical power and position gas to be a important enabler of re-industrialisation, even though also guaranteeing ongoing supply to the industry by unlocking world 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 strategy, Sasol website is working on enabling the future supply of LNG to South Africa by collaborating with companies such as Eskom, existing and more info 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.