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| Formerly | Total Oil Products (Pty) Ltd[1] |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Oil and Gas |
| Founded | December 11, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-12-11) inPretoria,South Africa[1] |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Number of locations | 547(2025)[2] |
Area served | South Africa |
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| Products | Fuels Lubricants Bitumen Agrochemicals Aviation fuel Marine fuel |
| Parent | TotalEnergies |
| Website | www |
TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd (commonly simply referred to inSouth Africa asTotal) is anenergy and chemical company operating across South Africa'sfuel,lubricants, andrenewable energy markets.Headquartered inJohannesburg, it is the South African affiliate of the French multinationalTotalEnergies SE, one of the world's largest integrated energy companies.
The company manages a network of over 540petrol stations nationwide,[3] supplies fuel andaviation products tocommercial sectors, and holds a 36.4% stake in the Natrefrefinery.[4][5][6][7]
In addition to petroleum operations, it is actively expanding intosolar andwind energy projects,[8] and plays a growing role in South Africa's transition towardlow-carbon power solutions.[9] In December 2023, the company commenced construction of a 140MWwind farm and a 120MWsolar plant in theNorthern Cape province, with operations expected to begin by the end of 2026.[10]
TotalEnergies made its South African debut on 11 December 1954, when Total Oil Products (Pty) Ltd was registered inPretoria, hosting its inaugural board meeting three days later. By 1955, the company had already set up its first fuel terminals and service stations acrossJohannesburg,Pretoria,Durban,Roodepoort, andBenoni.[1][9]
In 1967, the company rebranded as Total South Africa (Pty) Ltd, acquiring a 30% stake in the Natref refinery and forming Total Exploration South Africa (TESA), marking its shift from distribution to a fully integrated energy player.[3] Today the company is known as TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (PTY) Ltd, with 50.1% ownership byTotalEnergies SE (France) and 49.9% by South African stakeholders (TOSACO),[11] at Level 1B-BBEE status.[3]
Serving over 547 service stations nationwide, TotalEnergies in South Africa caters toretail,commercial,industrial,agricultural, andaviation sectors, offeringjet fuel,LPG,kerosene,lubricants, andbitumen, while also operating wholly ownedsubsidiaries inNamibia andEswatini.[12]
Total is a member of theFuels Industry Association of South Africa (FIASA), and was one of its founding members when the organisation launched in 1994.[13][14]
TotalEnergies led development of the 86 MWPrieska Solar Power Station, which came online in 2016 and powers approximately 75,000 South African homes via a long-termPPA withEskom.[15][16][17] In November 2023, the company signed Corporate PPAs totaling 260 MW of renewable capacity, including a 120 MW solar and 140 MW wind project, forSasol andAir Liquide, with annual output of roughly 850 GWh.[18][19]
The company has also begun constructing a 216 MW solar plant with 500 MWhbattery storage, expected online in 2025, that will dispatch 75 MW of reliable power daily from 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. under South Africa'sRenewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.[20]
TotalEnergies encountered official scrutiny when South Africa's Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) ruled that its SANParks campaign, which toutedsustainable development, wasmisleading, deeming itgreenwashing given the company's continuedfossil fuel projects. The company isappealing the decision, emphasising its expected shift towardlow-carbon energy.[21][22]
Meanwhile, Total's decision to withdraw from the Brulpadda and Luiperd offshore gas projects,[23] despite holding a 45%stake andinvesting around $400 million, sparkedcriticism from policymakers concerned about national gas shortages.[24]
Activists and small-scalefisherman have voiced concerns over a 2022 production license application to developgas fields offPort Nolloth–Hondeklip Bay, arguing that it threatensmarine ecosystems and benefitsextraction over community needs.[25]
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