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Assets under construction (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Assets under construction |
Schedule of assets under construction |
|  | Property |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | plant and |  | Other |  | Exploration |  |  |
|  | equipment |  | intangible |  | and |  |  |
|  | under |  | assets under |  | evaluation |  |  |
|  | construction |  | development |  | assets |  | Total |
for the year ended 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Balance as at 30 June 2017 |  | 129 124 |  | 1 245 |  | 365 |  | 130 734 |
Additions |  | 51 871 |  | 321 |  | 614 |  | 52 806 |
to sustain existing operations |  | 18 889 |  | 238 |  | — |  | 19 127 |
to expand operations |  | 32 982 |  | 83 |  | 614 |  | 33 679 |
Net reclassification from/(to) other assets |  | 42 |  | (33 | ) | — |  | 9 |
Finance costs capitalised |  | 3 568 |  | — |  | — |  | 3 568 |
Net impairment of assets under construction |  | (1 478 | ) | — |  | (312 | ) | (1 790 | )
Reduction in rehabilitation provision capitalised (note 31) |  | (341 | ) | — |  | (131 | ) | (472 | )
Projects capitalised |  | (25 315 | ) | (454 | ) | — |  | (25 769 | )
Translation of foreign operations |  | 7 464 |  | 46 |  | (35 | ) | 7 475 |
Disposals and scrapping |  | (1 152 | ) | — |  | (48 | ) | (1 200 | )
Balance at 30 June 2018 |  | 163 783 |  | 1 125 |  | 453 |  | 165 361 |
|  | Property |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | plant and |  | Other |  | Exploration |  |  |
|  | equipment |  | intangible |  | and |  |  |
|  | under |  | assets under |  | evaluation |  |  |
|  | construction |  | development |  | assets |  | Total |
for the year ended 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Balance as at 30 June 2016 |  | 102 185 |  | 1 470 |  | 356 |  | 104 011 |
Additions |  | 59 771 |  | 313 |  | 228 |  | 60 312 |
to sustain existing operations |  | 16 653 |  | 235 |  | — |  | 16 888 |
to expand operations |  | 43 118 |  | 78 |  | 228 |  | 43 424 |
Net reclassification (to)/from other assets |  | (29 | ) | 29 |  | — |  | — |
Finance costs capitalised |  | 2 764 |  | — |  | — |  | 2 764 |
Net impairment of assets under construction |  | (728 | ) | (176 | ) | (189 | ) | (1 093 | )
Reduction in rehabilitation provision capitalised (note 31) |  | (726 | ) | — |  | (27 | ) | (753 | )
Projects capitalised |  | (23 433 | ) | (240 | ) | — |  | (23 673 | )
Translation of foreign operations |  | (10 575 | ) | (151 | ) | (3 | ) | (10 729 | )
Disposals and scrapping |  | (105 | ) | — |  | — |  | (105 | )
Balance at 30 June 2017 |  | 129 124 |  | 1 245 |  | 365 |  | 130 734 |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
for the year ended 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Business segmentation |  |  |  |  |
 Mining |  | 2 095 |  | 1 141 |
 Exploration and Production International |  | 6 457 |  | 6 256 |
 Energy |  | 5 993 |  | 9 064 |
 Base Chemicals |  | 75 099 |  | 59 908 |
 Performance Chemicals |  | 75 144 |  | 54 006 |
 Group Functions |  | 573 |  | 359 |
Total operations |  | 165 361 |  | 130 734 |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
for the year ended at 30 June |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Additions to assets under construction (cash flow) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year additions |  | 52 806 |  | 60 312 |  | 70 849 |
Adjustments for non-cash items |  | (171 | ) | (420 | ) | (1 427 | )
cash flow hedge accounting |  | 1 |  | (2 | ) | (2 | )
movement in environmental provisions capitalised |  | (172 | ) | (418 | ) | (1 425 | )
Per the statement of cash flows |  | 52 635 |  | 59 892 |  | 69 422 |
Schedule of capital expenditure for assets under construction |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  | Rm |  | Rm |
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |
Projects to sustain operations comprise of: |  |  |  |  |
Secunda Synfuels Operations |  | 8 608 |  | 8 453 |
Shutdown and major statutory maintenance |  | 3 775 |  | 3 569 |
Renewals |  | 1 481 |  | 1 002 |
Oxygen train 17 (Outside Battery Limits portion) |  | 417 |  | 979 |
Sixth fine ash dam (environmental) |  | 1 353 |  | 637 |
Volatile organic compounds abatement programme (environmental) |  | 137 |  | 655 |
Coal tar filtration east project (safety) |  | 294 |  | 419 |
Other environmental related expenditure |  | 133 |  | 185 |
Other safey related expenditure |  | 362 |  | 377 |
Other sustain |  | 656 |  | 630 |
Mining (Secunda and Sasolburg) |  | 3 720 |  | 2 831 |
Shondoni Colliery to maintain Middelbult Colliery operation |  | 318 |  | 368 |
Impumelelo Colliery to maintain Brandspruit Colliery operation |  | 258 |  | 274 |
Acquisition of mineral rights |  | 650 |  | — |
Refurbishment of equipment |  | 867 |  | 783 |
Mine geographical expansion |  | 449 |  | 372 |
Other safety related expenditure |  | 196 |  | 314 |
Other sustain |  | 982 |  | 720 |
Other (in various locations) |  | 6 797 |  | 5 602 |
Expenditure related to environmental obligations |  | 476 |  | 174 |
Expenditure incurred relating to safety regulations |  | 409 |  | 401 |
Other sustain |  | 5 912 |  | 5 027 |
Capital expenditure cash flow |  | 19 125 |  | 16 886 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Capital expenditure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projects to expand operations comprise of: |  | Project location |  | Business segment |  |  |  |  |
Lake Charles Chemicals Project* |  | United States |  | Base and Performance Chemicals |  | 30 100 |  | 36 775 |
China Ethoxylation plant |  | China |  | Performance Chemicals |  | 398 |  | 204 |
Canadian shale gas asset |  | Canada |  | Exploration and Production International |  | 101 |  | 381 |
Fischer-Tropsch wax expansion project |  | Sasolburg |  | Performance Chemicals |  | 109 |  | 606 |
High-density polyethylene plant |  | United States |  | Base Chemicals |  | 265 |  | 1 448 |
Mozambique exploration and development |  | Mozambique |  | Exploration and Production International |  | 1 002 |  | 1 840 |
Loop Line 2 project |  | Mozambique |  | Energy |  | 16 |  | 638 |
Other projects to expand operations |  | Various |  | Various |  | 1 519 |  | 1 114 |
Capital expenditure cash flow |  |  |  |  |  | 33 510 |  | 43 006 |
| * |  | At 30 June 2018 actual capital expenditure (accrual basis) - R30,1 billion (US$2,3 billion) (2017 - R36,8 billion (US$2,7 billion)).
Schedule of performance guarantees related to projects under construction |
|  |  |  |  |  | Maximum |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | guaranteed |  | Liability |
|  |  |  |  |  | amount |  | recognised |
Project |  | Description |  | Guarantor |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Lake Charles Chemicals Project |  | Completion guarantees and sureties issued in respect of the Lake Charles Chemicals Project. This includes a loan facility of US$3 995 million, of which US$3 995 million has been recognised. |  | Sasol Limited/ Sasol Financing |  | 54 953 |  | 52 155 |

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