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Industrial gases and services company Air Liquide and global chemicals and energy company Sasol, have signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power, for the decarbonization of their South African assets.
Under the agreement, a 97.5 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project will be developed in the country’s Free State province, which will ensure the long-term supply of renewable power to Sasol’s synthetic fuels manufacturing Secunda complex. The Secunda facility serves as the world’s largest oxygen production site, which is operated by Air Liquide.
“Together with our long-term partner, Sasol, we have secured massive amounts of renewable energy generation capacity,” stated Nicolas Poirot, CEO of the Africa, Middle East & India at Air Liquide, adding, “This will significantly contribute to the decarbonization of our operations in Secunda and actively support the development of renewable energies in South Africa.”
The PPAs represent a total renewable energy capacity of approximately 580 MW, which is poised to help Air Liquide reduce CO2 emissions associated with oxygen production at the Secunda site by between 30% and 40% by 2031.
Within the framework of the agreements, Mainstream Renewable Power will establish a local company to build the 97.5 MW solar PV farm in the Free State province. The generation facility is expected to begin operations in 2025.
