Gauteng Business 2022/23
The 2022/23 edition of Gauteng Business is the 13th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province. In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, a special feature on the growth and significance of the green economy is included in this edition. Every sector from agriculture to transport and logistics is referenced, with several Gauteng companies taking the lead in the field of creating a more sustainable future for themselves and for their clients. The fact that mining companies and others are starting to build facilities to generate power is significant for the country as a whole. Gold Fields’ 40MW solar project at its South Deep mine is one of the first of its kind and it is certainly a precursor of what we can expect to see a lot more of in the future. The unexpected fall from power in the province’s three big metropolitan municipalities in 2021 of the political party that is in charge at provincial and national level, the African National Congress, is noted in the Regional Overview. Whether this presages a change beyond the borders of Gauteng in elections to come remains to be seen, but the huge budgets which now fall under the control of coalition governments in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni will certainly serve to sharpen the focus of ANC election planners for national elections in 2024.
The 2022/23 edition of Gauteng Business is the 13th issue of this highly successful publication that has established itself as the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng Province.
In addition to the regular articles providing insight into each of the key economic sectors of the province, a special feature on the growth and significance of the green economy is included in this edition. Every sector from agriculture to transport and logistics is referenced, with several Gauteng companies taking the lead in the field of creating a more sustainable future for themselves and for their clients. The fact that mining companies and others are starting to build facilities to generate power is significant for the country as a whole. Gold Fields’ 40MW solar project at its South Deep mine is one of the first of its kind and it is certainly a precursor of what we can expect to see a lot more of in the future.
The unexpected fall from power in the province’s three big metropolitan municipalities in 2021 of the political party that is in charge at provincial and national level, the African National Congress, is noted in the Regional Overview. Whether this presages a change beyond the borders of Gauteng in elections to come remains to be seen, but the huge budgets which now fall under the control of coalition governments in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni will certainly serve to sharpen the focus of ANC election planners for national elections in 2024.
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OVERVIEW<br />
Oil and gas<br />
An international investor is supporting a new LPG cylinder plant.<br />
SECTOR INSIGHT<br />
Glass manufacturer<br />
Consol has signed a<br />
new gas contract.<br />
Credit: BHIT<br />
A<br />
new liquefied petroleum gas cylinder manufacturing<br />
plant has attracted funding from J Sassoon<br />
Group. Bluedrop Energy will build its LGP plant in<br />
Johannesburg with technical assistance from an Israeli<br />
company and Fluor. Bluedrop will also be an LPG wholesalerand<br />
composite LPG cylinder manufacturer in Africa. The R300-million<br />
committed by Sassoon to the <strong>Gauteng</strong> project is part of a much<br />
bigger commitment the investment firm is making to invest<br />
in South Africa more generally: a figure of $50-billion over five<br />
years has been mooted.<br />
Glass manufacturer Consol, which has three plants in <strong>Gauteng</strong>,<br />
has signed a contract to buy liquid natural gas (LNG) from Renergen,<br />
the company that is developing a significant field in the neighbouring<br />
province of the Free State. Bespoke depots will be developed to cater<br />
to industrial clients such as Consol.<br />
Renergen is taking orders for its product from logistics companies<br />
such as Bulk Hauliers International Transport (BHIT) for 50 of its trucks<br />
(pictured), which should lead to lower operating and maintenance<br />
costs. South African Breweries is another client.<br />
Delta Natural Gas (DNG) Energy announced in 2019 the rollout of<br />
400 natural gas refuelling sites across South Africa with a focus on the taxi<br />
and logistics sectors. The first sites will be Johannesburg and Tshwane.<br />
The Provincial Government of <strong>Gauteng</strong> has announced that it<br />
wants to take “decisive steps” to increase the availability and use of gas.<br />
NGV Gas, a subsidiary of CNG Holdings, is promoting compressed<br />
natural gas (CNG) as a versatile alternative across all sectors. Another<br />
subsidiary, CNG Technology, supplies equipment for filling stations<br />
and distributors, converts petrol and diesel-powered vehicles<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
National Energy Regulator of South Africa: www.nersa.org.za<br />
South African Oil & Gas Alliance: www.saoga.org.za<br />
South African Petroleum Industry Association: www.sapia.co.za<br />
and advises companies on<br />
conversions.<br />
The major economic sectors<br />
using gas are the metals sector<br />
and the chemical, pulp and<br />
paper sector. Brick and glass<br />
manufacturers are also big<br />
consumers. National policy is<br />
driving a switch to the use of gas.<br />
A national Gas Utilisation Master<br />
Plan (GUMP) is being developed.<br />
The country’s biggest<br />
supplier of industrial heating<br />
fluids, FFS Refiners, supplies<br />
this product out of a plant<br />
at Chloorkop while the<br />
company’s Evander site is<br />
responsible for heavy fuel oils.<br />
Evander also has a tank with<br />
installed capacity of 8 500m³.<br />
Egoli Gas has a pipeline<br />
network that extends over<br />
1 200km in and around<br />
Johannesburg and the company<br />
has 7 500 domestic, industrial<br />
and commercial customers. The<br />
company that owns Egoli Gas,<br />
Reatile, has a 30% stake in Vopak<br />
and a stake in CNG Holdings.<br />
The regulator and promoter<br />
of oil and gas exploration<br />
in South Africa, Petroleum<br />
Agency South Africa, has<br />
awarded coalbed methane gas<br />
and natural gas rights in the<br />
provinces on <strong>Gauteng</strong>’s border,<br />
Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. ■<br />
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GAUTENG BUSINESS <strong>2022</strong>
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