USTDA Advances Natural Gas Distribution in South Africa Through U.S. Solutions
June 14, 2018
(USTDA)
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The U.S. Trade and
Development Agency awarded a grant to the City
of Cape Town for a feasibility study to assess
the viability of a natural gas distribution
network in Cape Town and usage options for the
gas. The gas distribution network would take
advantage of liquified natural gas (LNG) that
will become available in the province after
implementation of the LNG importation project
being pursued by the Western Cape Government,
for which USTDA is also providing assistance.
This study will support the stability of the
municipal grid and the increased utilization of
natural gas for electricity generation and
industrial purposes in the Western Cape
Province. Featherwood Capital LLC (Houston,
TX), a project development and consultancy
group that specializes in LNG project
development, will conduct the feasibility
study.
“USTDA is pleased to continue its partnership
with the City of Cape Town and support economic
growth and development in the Western Cape
Province through stable and affordable energy
supplies,” said Lida Fitts, Regional Director
for Sub-Saharan Africa. “At the same time,
this project will create new business
opportunities for U.S. companies in a growing
sector in South Africa.”
“The City of Cape Town is looking to pioneer
a new approach with regards to energy,” said
Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille.
“It is our intention to play a greater role
in fostering a dynamic energy market and this
study will help us understand the role that gas
can play in supporting such a market. It is
clear that gas can play a complementary role to
renewables in helping us balance the load and
reduce our carbon emissions.”
Virginia Blaser, Consul General of the U.S.
Consulate General in Cape Town, signed the
grant on behalf of USTDA along with City of
Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille at a ceremony
in Cape Town, South Africa
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