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The South African Coal Roadmap (SACRM) Projects

The South African Coal Roadmap (SACRM) is a national initiative supported by the Government of South Africa and many coal industry and related stakeholders. It is currently coordinated and administered by the Fossil Fuel Foundation of Africa.  

This initiative is intended to detail and assess options and scenarios for the future development of the domestic coal industry and extract recommendations to maximise the economic opportunities for coal as a valuable energy and chemical resource whilst ensuring a better quality of life for current and future generations. 

This will entail understanding the current contribution of the individual and collective components of the coal industry in South Africa, the local and international drivers that will shape the industry in the future and the identification of options that can be deployed to maximise future benefits for South Africa. The analysis is expected to cover the full life cycle of the coal value chain, from exploration through extraction to use, and to address economic, social and environmental as well as financial aspects.

The objectives of the SACRM are to:

  • provide independent and impartial expert analysis and comment on various national and international drivers, including but not limited to climate change, that may impact on the supply and utilisation of coal over the next twenty five years;
     
  • provide independent and impartial expert analysis and comment on available and future technology options for the supply and utilisation of coal over the short-term (five years) and long-term (twenty five years);
     
  • identify, consider and report on various parameters for evaluating coal’s position relative to other competing resources and to identify relative strengths and weaknesses of these competing resources;
     
  • identify technologies and coal and coal-derived products that meet current, new and emerging future market needs and demands;
     
  • identify and report on global trends for coal supply and utilisation, as well as opportunities provided by renewable energy sources that have an impact on coal, such as wind, solar and biomass;
     
  • develop an understanding of the primary factors required for the successful development of various future coal related opportunities;
     
  •  provide guidance on technology acquisition and implementation for South Africa in key areas, including, inter alia, external partnerships, policies and structures and centres of global excellence; and
  • provide guidance on issues of governance, research and development, private sector and infrastructural investments and opportunities for social investment. 
The objectives are supported by an action plan with deliverables, timeframes and budgets. The SACRM will be executed in four phases and is expected to take two to three years from date of commencement. Funding will be contributed by interested stakeholders and managed by the South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI). The initiative will be governed by a Charter and Protocol.

The management and control of the affairs of the initiative shall vest in an Advisory Board which shall have the powers and authority required to achieve its objectives. The Board will be comprised of senior executive representatives from Government, industry and related stakeholders that have committed to significant participation and contribution in order to ensure the success of the SACRM.

A Steering Committee will be formed from senior technical representatives from the various sectors of Government and industry whose responsibility will be to steer the technical and non-technical operations of the SACRM. 

The Steering Committee will be supported by the Fossil Fuel Foundation of Africa (FFF) who will be responsible for overseeing the project management, the development of the detailed technical scoping for approval by the Steering Committee and the appointment of specialist focus groups who will undertake work in specific areas of the coal supply chain.

Broad stakeholder participation is essential for the objectives and deliverables of the SACRM to be met. Stakeholders will include any bona fide entity, individual, community, body or relevant government body, as well as any academic, consultant or specialist involved in or affected by the production, use, transport or sale of coal, or who is involved in the development of the coal industry in South Africa and its on-going environmental protection in a manner which, in the opinion of the Advisory Board, adheres to and enforces the objectives of the SACRM Charter and Protocol.

 

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