Total ink CPPA for 260MW renewable energy project in South Africa

TotalEnergies has sealed Corprate Power Purchase Agreements with Sasol South Africa and Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa over renewable energy project in South Africa.

The deal will see TotalEnergies and Mulilo Energy Holdings develop a 140MW solar plant and a 120MW wind power plant totalling 260 MW of clean energy. This agreement is subject to regulatory and financial approvals.

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The two project are expected to be operational by 2025 and the electricity will be fed into the grid of the state-owned company Eskom. This is the second set of PPAs signed by Sasol and Air Liquide, after the PPAs announced in January. Together, these PPAs represent a total of 480 MW of the joint commitment by Sasol and Air Liquide to pursue the procurement of renewable energy. This will significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the Secunda site.

“Sasol and Air Liquide have made another giant leap towards our goal of procuring of renewable energy to decarbonise our respective operations at Secunda. This also puts Sasol well on its way to achieving its ambition to procure 1200 MW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The five PPAs that we have signed this year demonstrates the real progress Sasol is making towards its decarbonisation and ultimately, the development of a green economy,” said Priscillah Mabelane, Executive Vice President of Sasol’s Energy Business.

“Sasol’s Renewable Energy Programme, representing one of the largest renewable energy procurement programmes from the private sector in South Africa, is aligned to the government’s REIPPP programme and plays a key role in creating alternative sources of energy to address South Africa’s current energy capacity constraints,” Mabelane added.