Seriti Resources, a South African coal mining company, is building the country's largest wind farm through its subsidiary Seriti Green at an estimated cost of 4 billion rand ($236 million). The 155 MW wind farm will be located in Mpumalanga and begin operating in 2025, with the electricity generated being used to power the nearby coal Read More
Eskom, the South African state-owned utility and the world's largest sulfur dioxide (SO2) emitter, is seeking approval to release more of the pollutant linked to health issues such as heart attacks and asthma. The company has requested environmental clearance to bypass the flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) unit that removes SO2 from emissions at its Kusile coal-fired power Read More
Speaking to Energy and Mines, Cobus Loots, CEO, Pan African Resources said the company’s renewable energy initiatives would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance business sustainability through cost efficiencies, and cut production downtime due to grid disruptions. Pan African is a mid-tier gold producer with its operations in South Africa. The country’s industry is heavily dependent Read More
Gold Fields Limited’s proposed 40 MW solar PV plant at its South Deep gold mining operation in Gauteng, South Africa may finally see the light of day. The electricity sub-committee of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), at its virtual meeting on February 5 recommended the company’s license application for approval by the Energy Read More
The Minerals Council South Africa, the apex body representing the country’s mining industry, made an impassioned plea to the government to address the country’s crippling power problems, pvmagazine reported. “At the forefront of the constraints on the economy, and on the mining industry, is the insecurity of power supply and its continuing rapidly escalating cost…Eskom is Read More
André de Ruyter took over as CEO at beleaguered South African power utility Eskom on January 6. He has a tough job, indeed. Eskom has implemented fresh bouts of load-shedding, while its power plants are said to be falling apart. The utility has a debt burden above R450 billion, and its income is far below its Read More
Credit: Primus Power Anglo American Platinum has entered into an agreement with Primus Power to install eight EnergyPod battery systems at its Amandelbult mine in Limpopo, South Africa. Designed to be charged when the cost of grid electricity is low, the batteries, slated provide 200kW of power and 1,000 kWh of energy, will release stored energy Read More
Via LC News Record-low solar, wind and energy storage costs have caught the attention of mining companies looking for clean power. Until about eight months ago, rolling blackouts were a common occurrence in South Africa, where the national power grid is notorious for being unreliable and Eskom, the state-owned utility, has struggled to keep up with Read More
GOLD Fields will start a six-month study into solar power to reduce its reliance on Eskom’s increasingly expensive and uncertain power supply. Gold Fields has just the South Deep mine left in SA after it unbundled three labour-intensive mines into new firm Sibanye Gold two years ago. South Deep used 100MW, but Gold Fields wanted to Read More
Prinesha Naidoo (Via: Moneyweb) JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s mining directors did not act fast enough in response to the country’s energy challenges. That’s according to Thomas Garner, CEO of Cennergi, an independent power producer. Participating in a panel discussion about the energy crisis and changing energy mix at the Joburg Indaba, Garner said the stability of the Read More
