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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
CREATING VALUE
PERFORMANCE
GOVERNANCE AND REWARDS
SASOL ENERGY AT A GLANCE // CONTINUED
ADMINISTRATION
PROGRESSING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE SASOL
Progressing Sasol’s renewable energy programme
Sasolburg green hydrogen
Renewable energy is a key lever for reducing Sasol’s GHG emissions and moving towards producing
products in a more sustainable manner in Southern Africa. In our effort to decarbonise our operations,
we aim to procure up to approximately 1 200MW of renewable energy by 2030.
We are working to decarbonise and repurpose Sasolburg
complex’s grey assets to produce green hydrogen and
derivatives. This entails producing first-to-market green
hydrogen at scale to stimulate local demand and catalyse
local industry value chains (including fuel cells).
In January 2023, we signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 69MW of wind-powered
renewable power to our Sasolburg Operations. Financial close was achieved in March 2023. This is key
to achieving the scaled production of green hydrogen from renewable energy sources at Sasolburg
complex, progressing our ambition of a green hydrogen economy in Southern Africa.
We have three focus areas:
pilots and demonstrations;
green hydrogen mobility; and
As part of the decarbonisation of Sasol’s South African value chain, Sasol and Air Liquide jointly signed
PPAs for more than 600MW of renewable energy comprising of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind with
deployment expected from 2025.
studies to repurposing Sasolburg Operations.
We produced the first green hydrogen from our Sasolburg
assets in June 2023 by converting an existing chlor-alkali
electrolyser, powered by greenfield renewable energy,
to produce green hydrogen.
Natref hybrid refinery
Further, while construction of the 69MW renewable energy
wind farm (via the PPA) is under way, the team designed
and implemented our own solar PV plant on site to be able
to produce green hydrogen in June 2023. This demonstrates
the innovation and skill of our people and ability to consider
building our own solar PV renewables.
Natref is a joint venture between Sasol (64%) and TotalEnergies (36%). Our share out of the refinery is
approximately 3 billion litres of fuels and related product s per annum. This refinery uses crude oil to
produce liquid fuels. In response to the tighter Clean Fuel specifications (CF2) and high carbon intensity
of the product, we are considering investing to convert the refinery to a hybrid (crude and biofuels)
green facility. This provides an e-fuel solution for the country and will aid in reducing emissions while at
the same time complying with CF2. Our customers, particularly in the mining sector, are demanding a
low-carbon intensity fuel and this hybrid solution could address expectations. The initial investment
was estimated to be R9 – 11 billion to meet the CF2 compliance requirements however, through
innovation and technology, we are advancing with a low-carbon solution.
Green hydrogen export – Boegoebaai
Our focus is to change the Sasol forecourt from a typical fuel station to an omni-channel customer
experience. As customer demands are changing, we too need to innovate and offer our customers
a differentiated service that focuses on convenience, loyalty to enable cash back with the customer
and strategic partnerships where customers can benefit.
Sasol Rewards
The Sasol Rewards programme ended the
year with 1,3 million registered customers.
Since April 2022 launch, our customers
earned points valued at R219 million.
Best forecourt and
convenience stores
Sasol was awarded Best Convenience Store
and Best Forecourt in the Petrol Station
Industry category at the Ask Afrika Orange
Index® 2022/23 Awards.
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The Pantry by Marble was named Best
Forecourt Store in the recent Best of Joburg
Readers’ Choice Awards to honour how
Sasol and The Pantry have revolutionised
the fuel-stop shopping experience.
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The Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Hub is part of South Africa’s national Green Hydrogen programme
to produce low-cost green hydrogen for the export market. Situated in the Northern Cape, the project
is well-located for accessing export markets through a new deepwater port (to be developed by privatesector partners under a process initiated by Transnet in 2022) to serve the green hydrogen and mining
industries. In 2021, Sasol signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Northern Cape provincial
government to lead a prefeasibility study exploring the potential for the region to serve as an export
hub for green hydrogen derivatives. It is expected that, initially, Boegoebaai exports will focus on green
ammonia (a rapidly expanding global market as a wide range of value chains need to move away from the
grey equivalent). The prefeasibility study on the Boegoebaai green hydrogen project has advanced and is
nearing completion as we await certainty on the port development from Transnet. Sasol is supporting the
Northern Cape government’s masterplan to develop the region as a green hydrogen industrial cluster.
Focusing on customer experience to grow our mobility channel
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