Given Majola given.majola@inl.co.za
DNG ENERGY, a black-owned firm, said this week that it had received its first consignment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Rotterdam, Netherlands, an important milestone.
The company, which is driving a multibillion-dollar investment into creating a pan-African LNG supply network, said the development was a precursor to the commissioning of DNG’s first floating storage unit delivery in the first quarter of next year, setting the stage for a new era of growth, competition and sustainability in the energy market.
DNG Energy Group chief executive Aldworth Mbalati said the arrival of the LNG consignment was an inflection point for South Africa’s energy market, marking a key moment in the shift from coal-fired and oil-fired power-generation to cleaner alternatives.
“Along with renewables like wind and solar,…