Sasol says power woes to ‘impact on production’

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sasol, the world’s top maker of motor fuel from coal, said on Friday its output would be affected by a request to cut its electricity demand, but was able to maintain output for the “foreseeable future”.

South Africa is in the grip of a national power emergency, and the state-owned utility Eskom has asked big power consumers to reduce their demand for electricity.


“Short term measures include de-commissioning certain equipment which will reduce electricity demand from Eskom at our synthetic fuels facility in Secunda,” Sasol said in a statement.

“It is important to note that while this will impact on production volumes, we will maintain our petrol and diesel output for the foreseeable future, by making use of intermediate stocks.”