Air Liquide and Sasol sign new long-term contracts to supply an additional 100 MW of renewable electricity to the Secunda site
November 21 2023 - 2:45AM
Business Wire
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) and Sasol have signed new Power
Purchase Agreements (PPA) with the global wind and solar company
Mainstream Renewable Power, for the long-term supply of a capacity
of 97.5 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 third set of PPAs signed by Air
Liquide and Sasol, after those announced in the first quarter of
2023 with Enel Green Power and TotalEnergies with its partner
Mulilo. Together, these PPAs represent a total renewable power
capacity of around 580 MW. For Air Liquide, these contracts will
contribute to the targeted reduction by 30% to 40% of the CO2
emissions associated with oxygen production in Secunda by
2031.
Within the framework of these PPAs with Air Liquide and Sasol,
Mainstream will create a local company with strong socio-economic
development commitments which will build a solar farm located in
the Free State province. This renewable energy production facility
is scheduled to be operational in 2025.
Nicolas Poirot, Chief Executive Officer of the Africa
Middle East & India hub, said: “Together with our long-term
partner Sasol, we have secured massive amounts of renewable energy
generation capacity. This will significantly contribute to the
decarbonisation of our operations in Secunda and actively support
the development of renewable energies in South Africa, for the
benefit of the South African electrical system and ultimately of
the South African society in the context of a Just Transition. In
line with Air Liquide’s ADVANCE strategic plan, 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.”
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 partner.
Including another Air Separation Unit (ASU) it already operated for
Sasol, Air Liquide 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 the
16 oxygen production units it acquired from Sasol through a
multi-year investment and modernization plan and a steep increase
of the site’s procurement of renewable energies.
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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