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South African petrochemical giant Sasol is to build a R1.8-billion, 140MW gas power plant - the country's largest - in Sasolburg in the Free State province, to supply energy for its own operations.

South African petrochemical giant Sasol is to build the country’s largest gas power plant in Sasolburg in the Free State Province. The R1.8-billion facility, which will produce electricity from natural gas, will have a capacity of 140MW.
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South African petrochemicals company Sasol has flown the world's first passenger aircraft using internationally approved 100% synthetic jet fuel, a milestone in the development of cleaner-burning alternate fuels for the aviation industry.

Petrochemicals giant Sasol, iGas and Compania Mozambicana de Gasoduto are to build a R1.1-billion gas compression station to facilitate a 20% expansion of natural gas delivery from Mozambique to South Africa by the end of 2009.

South Africa moved another step closer to diversifying its energy sources when synfuels producer Sasol opened an 865km natural gas pipeline from Mozambique. A new power plant commissioned by the government may go the way of natural gas too.