SA opts for integrated model for highly anticipated gas-to-power roll-out

South Africa’s Department of Energy (DoE) has opted for an integrated delivery model for the country’s highly anticipated Liquefied Natural Gas Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (LNG IPPPP), which will be initially deployed at Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal, and Coega, in the Eastern Cape. Both sites are associated with deep-water harbours, with Coega surrounding South Africa’s newest harbour, known as Ngqura. Sites at the deep-water harbour of Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape, have also been assessed, but will not be included in the initial phase, owing to inadequate port and transmission infrastructure.