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INTRODUCTION | ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
CREATING VALUE
DELIVERING
GOVERNANCE AND REWARDS
ADMINISTRATION
SASOL ENERGY AT A GLANCE (CONTINUED)
Delivering with Purpose
FUTURE SASOL
Transforming our operations and progressing on our strategy
Planning for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
production
Elevating forecourt convenience at The Pantry
The airline industry accounts for around 2,5% of global
GHG emissions. We can help decarbonise the sector by
producing SAF using sustainable feedstocks and our
FT process, leveraging our assets at Secunda Operations (SO).
Our partnership with the Marble Group’s ‘The Pantry’ in Rosebank, Johannesburg offers a bespoke retail experience that has
taken forecourt convenience to a new level with an ultra-modern retail outlet, hybrid supermarket-deli and Sasol fuel station.
The Pantry offers forecourt customers Sasol Turbo™ Unleaded 95 and 93 and Sasol Turbodiesel™ ULS 10 and 50ppm while they
enjoy a high-end retail shopping experience.
The first step in plans to produce SAF at Secunda Operations is
the HyShiFT project. This is being developed in partnership with
Enertrag, Linde and Hydregen and is targeting participation in the
German government’s H2 Global auction platform.
Beyond the HyShiFT project, with minor changes to the existing
SO plant configuration, we can expand SAF production to around
8 000 bbl/day. With major refinery modifications, SO’s SAF
production potential is around 20 000 bbl/day.
The rate at which we can accelerate SAF production depends on
how quickly the cost of green hydrogen and renewable energy
technology declines. It also relies on the sourcing of sufficient
sustainable carbon feedstock such as biomass, unavoidable
industrial CO2 and ultimately carbon captured directly from the air.
Considering Natref hybrid refinery concept
The recent postponement to July 2027 of the planned promulgation of
South Africa’s Clean Fuels II regulations as well as the publication of the
country’s biofuels regulations provide an opportunity to position the
Natref crude oil refinery as a valuable and cleaner inland asset.
Our studies into co-processing crude oil and bio-feedstock indicate that we
could transition Natref to meet the Clean Fuels II requirement using this hybrid
approach at a significant lower cost. Pre-feasibility estimates show an overall
reduction in Natref’s scope 1 and scope 2 emissions. In relation to scope 3
emissions, we anticipate reductions from Natref petrol through the supply of
bio-blended fuel into the market by the end of the decade. We have taken the first
step by investing to produce Clean Fuels II compliant diesel by November 2023.
Investigating the feasibility of a green hydrogen hub
Across the world, countries are recognising the role green hydrogen can play
in decarbonisation. As renewable energy is the most significant component
of the cost of this hydrogen, South Africa’s wind, solar and land resources
present a production advantage.
In October 2021, Sasol signed an agreement with the Northern Cape Economic
Development, Trade and Investment Promotion Agency for a pre-feasibility study
into the potential of Boegoebaai as an export hub for green hydrogen and its derivatives,
such as green ammonia, green methanol and SAF.
Initially, we are assessing the development of a 5 GW electrolyser, a green hydrogen
hub and a regional integration masterplan. The project concept entails the construction
of a facility to produce green hydrogen and the downstream processing of derivatives.
Given the Northern Cape’s potential for renewable energy, the regional and national
impact of establishing the enabling manufacturing, support industry, logistics and social
infrastructure could be transformational.
The pre-feasibility study is scheduled to be completed in calendar year 2023.
To ensure sustainable benefits for local communities and the country, an infrastructure
project of this scale requires a partnership approach anchored on localisation. As the lead
project integrator, Sasol is working with government to bring strategic partners and other
role players together to drive the industrialisation of the Northern Cape. These include
potential customers, funders, investors, technology suppliers as well as South African
green energy providers.
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