Name of the Project
Molo solar, battery and thermal hybrid energy power plant.

Location
Adjacent to the Molo graphite mine, in Madagascar.

Project Owner/s
Mine development company NextSource Materials has appointed CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) to build, own and operate the plant over a 20-year term.

Project Description
The power plant will power Phase 1 of the Molo mine project.

The hybrid plant comprises a 2.69 MW solar photovoltaic array facility, a 1 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and a 3.1 MW thermal facility (diesel generators).

The solar hybrid plant will supply up to 100% of the processing plant’s power requirements during peak daylight hours, with the thermal facility poised to supply all baseload and off-peak power requirements to ensure uninterrupted power supply to NextSource’s Molo mine.

The solar hybrid plant will be able to provide up to 35% of Molo’s complete system power needs from renewable energy, which significantly reduces all-in sustaining costs and carbon emissions by 2 275 t/y.

The company aims to have at least 50% of the complete Molo system powered by renewable energy in the coming years.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
The thermal, solar and BESS facilities are expected to be installed and operational before the start of commissioning of the Molo processing plant in in third quarter of 2022.

Latest Developments
The project has been commissioned.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
CBE (build, own and operate the power plant).

Contact Details for Project Information
NextSource Materials, tel +1 416 364 4911 or email info@nextsourcematerials.com.
CBE, email contact@crossboundary.com.