Energy giants in fierce battle

SUNRISE Energy hauled its competitor Avedia Energy to court over what it has called unfair advantage in the offloading of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at “substantially” lower prices. Sunrise, Africa’s largest open-access LPG import and storage facility, runs a R1.02bn terminal in Saldanha.

The facility is a public-private sector partnership between Mining, Oil and Gas Services and the Industrial Development Corporation.

In a responding affidavit, the Harbour Master of the Port of Saldanha and Transnet National Ports Authority – who were cited as respondents – claimed that Sunrise could not lawfully operate its facility in Saldanha Bay in any event. The veracity of these allegations is yet to be tested in a court of law. – Adri Senekal de Wet and Sizwe Dlamini