Saldanha Bay gas terminal will ‘permanently end shortage’, Alan Winde says
The phrase "gas shortage" is unlikely to be needed again after the opening of Africa’s largest liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import and storage terminal in Saldanha Bay. The facility‚ built by Sunrise Energy — a joint venture between Mining‚ Oil‚ and Gas Services (Mogs) and the Industrial Development Corporation — can store 200,000 tonnes of LPG‚ more than half of SA’s total annual demand of 350,000 tonnes. Western Cape economic opportunities MEC Alan Winde said he expected the terminal to put a permanent end to gas shortages throughout the country. "Since we started having electricity blackouts a lot of people started to shift their energy mix [to gas]. What Sunrise is doing in hugely welcomed‚" he said‚ adding that increased demand had put "tremendous pressure" on gas supplies. The R1.02bn terminal generated 470 jobs in its construction and has five giant underground tanks‚ called "bullets". They weigh 1,100 tonnes each and were transported to Saldanha on massive trucks‚ according...
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