# Our Gqeberha plant supplies a European carmaker. What carbon data do they usually ask for?

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Usually Scope 1 and 2 for the plant, a footprint per part with material emissions, and a renewable electricity plan. Eskom power makes Scope 2 large, so record units and any wheeled renewable power or certificates separately. Give the period and factors.

## Typical request

- Scope 1 and 2 for the plant, per year.
- A product carbon footprint for key parts.
- A target or plan for renewable electricity.

## Electricity

Grid power in South Africa is coal heavy, so it often dominates the plant figure. Keep units from bills and any renewable supply contracts with their certificates.

## Materials

Steel, aluminium and plastics bought in usually outweigh the plant's own energy; ask suppliers for figures.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads bills, fuel invoices and production records into dated, fingerprinted records, so the figure you send a buyer can be traced to its documents.

- [Eskom grid factor](https://senseible.earth/answers/eskom-grid-factor-for-south-african-suppliers)
- [Sanand OEM carbon request](https://senseible.earth/answers/sanand-auto-ancillary-oem-carbon-request)
- [Carbon per kg or per piece](https://senseible.earth/answers/buyer-wants-carbon-per-kg-not-per-piece)

Sources: [GHG Protocol Corporate Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard), [GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance](https://ghgprotocol.org/scope-2-guidance), [GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-value-chain-scope-3-standard)

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.