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Limpopo’s Palabora Mining Company appoints IPP to ease load-reduction power cuts

Mzansi Energy Consortium (Mzansi Energy) has been appointed by Palabora Mining Company to develop a 132MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant and battery energy storage system (BESS) capable of storing 310MWh of electricity. The power plant, dubbed “Marula Green Power,” is expected to be built in two stages: construction and operation and maintenance. The project is…

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The future of coal should not be dictated to South Africa by developed countries.

Mr. Solly Maphaila, the newly elected General Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), claims that developed nations were responsible for the majority of global emissions, allowing them to accelerate their own industrialisation, and that developed nations should not dictate how the transition to renewable energy should be implemented while South Africa still required…

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Sasol and ArcelorMittal SA in Hydrogen Deal

South African-based global energy and chemicals company Sasol and steel company ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMCO)  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on green energy development and the decarbonisation of the manufacturing industry during the African Energy Week in Cape Town. Signed by Priscillah Mabelane, Executive Vice President at Sasol and Aldridge Louis,…

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Anglo-American partners with EDF in big Renewables push for SA

Anglo American and EDF Renewables have agreed to form Envusa Energy, a new jointly owned company, to develop a regional renewable energy ecosystem (“RREE”) in South Africa. In March 2022, the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the ecosystem’s development, designed to meet Anglo American’s operational power requirements in South Africa and…

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South32’s Hillside Partners with Solana Energy to Boost Sustainable Energy

South32’s Hillside Aluminium operation has partnered with Solana Energy to bring sustainable energy to one of South Africa’s most important commercial hubs.  Launched in June 2022, the multi-phased project will see the establishment of renewable solar power infrastructure in the Richard’s Bay and King Cetshwayo District (KCD) economic regions, which is expected to add between…

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Tronox Mineral Sands concludes R4 billion IPP deal with African Rainbow Energy

Tronox Mineral Sands, an American Mineral Sands mining company with operations in South Africa, has signed what is thought to be the largest Independent Power Producer agreement for the construction of two 100MW projects aimed at meeting 13% emission reduction targets. Construction is set to begin after the company reached an R4 billion financial close…

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Rio Tinto and Ford sign MOU for battery and low carbon materials supply to support net-zero future.

Rio Tinto and Ford Motor Company have signed a non-binding global memorandum ofunderstanding (MOU) to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery andlow-carbon materials to be used in Ford vehicles.The multi-materials partnership will support the transition toward a net-zero future by supplyingFord, one of the world’s largest automakers, with materials including lithium,…

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