A 69-megawatt wind energy era mission in Bedford, Japanese Cape, has gone on-line and begun supply for Sasol Ltd., which has totally contracted the farm’s output.
The Msenge Emoyeni Wind Farm launched industrial operations with the maiden transmission to Sasol’ s Sasolburg chemical substances and energy manufacturing website, Johannesburg-based Sasol mentioned in a press launch. Msenge has change into the primary operational renewable power mission contracted by Sasol beneath its energy procurement plan for inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing.
Msenge Emoyeni Wind Farm (Pty.) Ltd. is a three way partnership of African Infrastructure Funding Managers (AIIM) and Reatile Renewables (Pty.) Ltd. AIIM owns 62 % fairness within the three way partnership whereas Reatile holds the remaining 38 %. The onshore mission consists of 16 generators.
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Final 12 months Sasol and the house owners signed a “long-term contract” as a part of the previous’s plan to safe energy for inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing. Saying the startup, Sasol mentioned it has up to now secured 757 MW by way of energy buy agreements.
“Accomplished inside 18 months, Msenge is without doubt one of the quickest constructed renewable power initiatives, leveraging the deep experience of the consortium and broadening native expertise in creating and executing large-scale renewable energy era”, Sasol mentioned within the assertion on its web site.
Sasol chief govt Simon Baloyi mentioned of the event, “It’s a tangible step, as one of many largest personal procurers of renewable power in South Africa, [sic] in contributing to decreasing Sasol’s greenhouse gasoline emissions, supporting the nation’s transition to a lower-carbon future, whereas additionally enabling power safety and native employment”.
Sasol goals to obtain as much as 1,200 MW of renewable power by 2030. “With renewable power being a cornerstone of Sasol’s technique, its present pipeline includes the Damlaagte 97,5 MW photo voltaic mission (reached monetary shut in November 2023) and the Impofu cluster, consisting of three onshore wind initiatives totaling 330 MW of wind renewable power (reached monetary shut in February 2024)”, the corporate mentioned.
It introduced the ability buy settlement with the Msenge mission January 24, 2023.
“Sasol is main South Africa’s simply power transition and the event of a hydrogen economic system”, it mentioned then. “The manufacturing of inexperienced hydrogen, utilizing renewable power, is vital to unlocking this chance. The renewable power generated by Msenge will allow Sasol to supply inexperienced hydrogen that may be provided to clients to allow them to decarbonize their operations or shall be utilized inside Sasol’s personal operations to supply sustainable merchandise akin to ammonia or methanol”.
“Sasol will progressively shift its feedstock away from coal and in the direction of gasoline as a transitionary feedstock, after which in the direction of inexperienced hydrogen and sustainable carbon over the long term”, then-Sasol Vitality govt vp Priscillah Mabelane mentioned.
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