Verification infrastructure and its relevance to South Africa
Six major production facilities a decade ago. Three today.
Prepared for The Government of the Republic of South Africa. The full analysis: the verification gap and what changed in 2025–2026, the international standards environment, the Eurabelt architecture component by component, the four-jurisdiction structure assessed against South Africa specifically, and an explicit statement of limitations.
What the white paper establishes
- Operating refineries: 3 — Astron Cape Town, Natref, Sasol Secunda (Sector reporting)
- Combined capacity: ~350,000 b/d — covering roughly 30% of national fuel demand (Sector reporting)
- Capacity lost since 2020: 260,000+ b/d — Sapref alone was ~35% of national capacity (Daily Investor)
- FATF grey list: Exited — removed 24 October 2025 after remediation (FATF)
4 cited sources
- [1]Operating refineries Sector reporting
- [2]Combined capacity Sector reporting
- [3]Capacity lost since 2020 Daily Investor
- [4]FATF grey list FATF
How this record was made
A house white paper of Eurabelt Fuels Ltd, prepared for The Government of the Republic of South Africa. Every figure in the publication is sourced to a primary authority; the facts listed here are stated with their publishers. The full publication is a PDF document.
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Cite this record
Eurabelt Publications (2026). Verification infrastructure and its relevance to South Africa. Record EBF-PUB-2026-0011. publications.eurabeltfuels.eu/record/verification-infrastructure-and-its-relevance-to-south-africa