Air Liquide and Sasol Sign New Set of Long-term Contracts to Supply an Additional 260 MW of Renewable Energy to the Secunda Site
February 21 2023 - 2:45AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Air Liquide (Paris:AI) and Sasol have signed two Power
Purchase Agreements (PPA) with TotalEnergies and its partner Mulilo
for the long-term supply of a total capacity of 260 MW of renewable
power to Sasol’s Secunda site, in South Africa, where Air Liquide
operates the biggest oxygen production site in the world. This is
the second set of PPAs signed by Air Liquide and Sasol, after the
PPAs announced in January with Enel Green Power for a capacity of
220 MW. Together, these PPAs represent a total of 480 MW of the
joint commitment by Air Liquide and Sasol to pursue the procurement
of a total capacity of 900 MW of renewable energy. These
will significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the Secunda
site.
Within the framework of these agreements with Air Liquide and
Sasol, TotalEnergies and Mulilo will create one local majority
owned wind project with a capacity of 140 MW and one local majority
owned solar project with a capacity of 120 MW. These projects are
scheduled to be operational in 2025. This agreement is subject to
regulatory and financial approvals.
Ronnie Chalmers, Vice President and Executive Committee
Member of the Air Liquide Group, in charge of Africa Middle East
& India, said: “Not only will these renewable energy
capacities significantly contribute to the decarbonisation of our
operations in Secunda, where we operate the biggest oxygen
production site in the world, they will also actively support the
development of renewable energies in South Africa, for the benefit
of the South African electrical power system and ultimately of the
South African society. In line with Air Liquide’s ADVANCE strategic
plan, which includes reducing its absolute CO2 emissions by 33% by
2035, these PPAs also demonstrate the Group’s capacity to
collaborate with its customers to provide solutions which
contribute to the decarbonization of its assets as well as of its
clients.”
In April 2021, Air Liquide and Sasol launched a joint initiative
to procure a total of 900 MW of renewable energy for their
operations in Secunda, with an allocation of 500 MW to Sasol and
400 MW to Air Liquide. The two companies are negotiating additional
PPAs to complete the balance of the renewable energy requested.
Air Liquide acquired Sasol’s 16 oxygen production units in
Secunda and has been operating them since June 2021, in the
framework of a long-term supply contract with its long-term
partner. Including another Air Separation Unit (ASU) it already
operated for Sasol, Air Liquide thus now operates a total of 17
ASUs in Secunda, with a total capacity of 47,000 tonnes/day of
oxygen. Air Liquide plans to reduce by 30 % to 40 % the CO2
emissions (Scope 2) arising from its operations on the Secunda site
through a multi-year investment and modernization plan and a steep
increase of the site’s procurement in renewable energies.
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A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 73 countries with
approximately 67,100 employees and serves more than 3.9 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart
of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for
2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining
financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new
markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business
model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate
and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions
contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with
hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare,
digital and high technologies.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 29.9 billion euros
in 2022. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX
50, FTSE4Good and DJSI Europe indexes.
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