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INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
PORTFOLIOS
ESG
REMUNERATION REPORT
DATA AND ASSURANCE / ADMINISTRATION
STRENGTHEN OUR FOUNDATION
BUILDING CREDIBILITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE
SOUTHERN AFRICA ENERGY AND CHEMICALS continued
Destoning at Sasol Mining
Advancing gas supply
Steaming ahead with low carbon steam boilers
Improving coal quality to restore the Southern Africa
value chain
Coal destoning has the potential to significantly reduce
sinks*-content, thereby improving the overall quality of the
coal blend. In December 2024, we made a final investment
decision to repurpose our existing export beneficiation plant
as a destoning solution.
Meeting new standards
The first of three new low-carbon
boilers reached beneficial operations
(BO) during the year, with ready for
commissioning achieved on the second in
August 2025 and the third BO in October 2025.
These boilers reduce nitrous oxides and
particulate matter, and will underpin sustained
steam supply following the implementation of
new minimum emissions regulations.
This project will reduce Natref's overall
greenhouse gas emissions profile by 6%
(97,000 t/yr) reducing the import of
coal-derived steam to zero.
The destoning project is progressing well and remains on track
for completion in H1 FY26. To support gasifier availability
improvements at Secunda Operations until the destoning plant
comes online, a portion of our own coal production will be
replaced with higher quality purchased coal containing lower
sinks content.
We are continuing with further quality improvement
initiatives, including the piloting of X-Ray sorting technology
to reduce sinks-content, introducing online coal analysers to
provide real-time quality information for blending, and
implementing operational improvements to minimise the
amount of fine coal generated in our coal mining and
conveyance processes.
The implementation of destoning and other quality
improvement initiatives is expected to reduce sinks content
to average 12 – 14% in FY26, supporting improved production
levels at Secunda Operations going forward.
* ‘Non-coal’ or inorganic rock within Run-of-Mine coal with a relative density >1,95.
Mozambique
Production Sharing Agreement
(PSA)
The PSA project is progressing and
the integrated processing facility
construction has been completed
with commissioning progress at
over 80%.
Initial gas facilities were completed,
and the first PSA gas flowed in Q4 of
FY24. Production volume for FY25
was 15,6 bscf of gas to the South
African market.
Due to political unrest in the country
starting in Q2 FY25 and other delays
experienced that included theft and
vandalism, the integrated oil, gas
and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
production facility is expected to
reach beneficial operation in Q2
FY26.
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