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Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo
14th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Ivanhoe Mines has reported that Phase 1 and 2 of the copper complex are approaching full capacity. 


DWS outlines applications for hydropower generation water use
12th April 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is preparing to open applications for the water-use licences for hydropower generation, with a stakeholder session outlining the process moving forward... 


DRILLING THE WAY Hydro Power Equipment’s Isidingo Drill is believed to be the lightest high-performance rotary percussive rockdrill in the world and paves the way for female operators
Local interest soars, despite obstacles
7th April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Local deep-level mining equipment manufacturers are noticing increased interest in their product offering on the back of Russian sanctions, but are being weighed down by the country’s ongoing... 


Mineworkers drilling underground using Hydrovessel drilling system
Local mines adopting Hydrovessel drilling system
7th April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Another two local deep-level mines will completely remove compressed air from their operations over the next 18 months, equipping 120 mining crews with drilling equipment supplier HydroPower... 


Image of Eland mine
Eland mine complex, South Africa – update
7th April 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Processing of ore from surface sources is continuing. 


DWS calls on IPPs to apply for hydropower generation water use licences
5th April 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is preparing to open applications for independent power producers (IPPs) to apply for water use authorisations to use its water resources, water courses... 


Eskom hands hydropower plants back to Uganda as concession ends
3rd April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following the end of the Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL) concession on March 31, Eskom has assured that a smooth transfer of assets and interests to State-owned Uganda Electricity Generation Company has... 


Indonesian President pledges nickel mining clean up amid EV-led boom
30th March 2023 By: Reuters

Indonesia will improve monitoring of environmental standards for nickel mining, amid concerns over production of the metal which is increasingly used in electric vehicle batteries, the country's... 


Rapid progress on installation of INNIO’s hydrogen production
29th March 2023

INNIO orders 2 electrolyzers for its hydrogen production plant in Jenbach To convert green electricity to green hydrogen (H2) for its power-to-hydrogen-to-power project, INNIO has ordered two... 


Kibali’s Tier One production profile extended to 2033
27th March 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Canadian miner Barrick Gold continues to uphold the Tier One status of its Kibali mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with exploration having replaced the gold mined in 2022. This is... 


Renewable energy options in South Africa and their potential to reduce carbon emissions
27th March 2023

(Virtual Showroom): South Africa, like many other countries around the world, is grappling with the challenge of reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to cleaner and more sustainable energy... 


China Energy proposes $1bn floating solar farm in Zimbabwe
27th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

China Energy Engineering Group proposed building a 1 000 MW floating solar farm for Zimbabwe, a nearly $1-billion project, on the world’s largest man-made lake. More than 1.8 million photovoltaic... 


Local mines adopting Hydrovessel drilling system
Local mines adopting Hydrovessel drilling system
26th March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Another two local deep-level mines will completely remove compressed air from their operations over the next 18 months, equipping 120 mining crews with drilling equipment supplier HydroPower... 


Kenya: a green powerhouse
24th March 2023 By: Tara O’Connor

A Nairobi-based friend and business colleague reminisced with me last week about how representatives of then Eskom International beat a path to his door in the late 1990s with promises of how Eskom... 


Solar panels
Solar underpins record renewables additions in 2022
22nd March 2023 By: Terence Creamer

A record 295 GW of new renewable-energy capacity was added globally in 2022, with the 9.6% year-on-year growth underpinned largely by record growth in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, which... 


Indian industries stock up on coal before summer crunch arrives
17th March 2023 By: Bloomberg

Industries in India, including metals producers and paper makers, are stockpiling coal to avert shortages during the summer, when heat-waves are expected to drive consumption of the country’s main... 


Aerial view of the Kamoa-Kakula copper project
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
17th March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Since entering Phase 1 commercial production in July 2021, the Kamoa-Kakula joint venture has generated $1.2-billion in net cash from operating activities, which has funded the Phase 2 and Phase 3... 


An image of Rand Water's bulk water
Power outages dimming water supply efficiency
17th March 2023 By: Leah Shelene Asaram

Purification works and booster stations are expected to be exempt from loadshedding; however, the recent power outages across bulk water utility Rand Water’s entire value chain have created... 


‘South Africa can transform itself by embracing the hydrogen economy’ – UP Professor
14th March 2023

By Professor Raj Naidoo, Head of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology at the University of... 


Successful first close for third energy transition Evolution impact fund
9th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

African private equity firm Inspired Evolution successfully achieved the first closing of its third energy transition, net-zero climate impact Evolution fund on March 3. Evolution III closed at... 


Nuru receives additional $1.5m for solar PV in the DRC
3rd March 2023 By: Darren Parker

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC’s) first solar photovoltaic (PV) metrogrid developer Nuru has secured an initial $1.5-million from investors in a convertible note round ahead of the... 


Image of Kamoa-Kakula mining licence
Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex, Democratic Republic of Congo – update
3rd March 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

The debottlenecking of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex’s Phase 1 and 2 concentrators has been completed ahead of schedule. 


First two phases alone will save R425-million a year.
Harmony’s cheaper electricity and productivity surge can extend mine life
1st March 2023 By: Martin Creamer

The three-phase renewable energy rollout of Harmony Gold is not only driving decarbonisation but also the reduction of electricity costs, which has the potential to extend mine life through a... 


Preparatory work under way on commercial centre that will serve LHWP Phase II project area
24th February 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Preparatory stages of construction of the Polihali commercial centre at Masakong are under way after the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) awarded the M11.3-million contract to Unik... 


Loadshedding to persist as EAF worsens, CSIR says
22nd February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Research by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has indicated that the energy availability factor (EAF) of State-owned power utility Eskom has worsened, with this manifesting... 


Solar panels on a roof
Govt aims to stimulate renewables investment with R9bn in tax incentives, reworked bounce-back scheme
22nd February 2023 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s 2023 Budget includes tax incentives worth R9-billion to support businesses and households invest in renewable energy, including rooftop solar, in a bid to offset the impact of... 


Anson flags hydro potential in Utah
21st February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

The Paradox lithium project, in Utah, has the potential to generate up to 7 MW of ‘green energy’ during brine extraction and transportation to the lithium extraction plant, through the inclusion of... 


World’s largest man-made dam weighs using floating solar panels
17th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

The authorities in charge of the world’s largest man-made lake are considering using floating solar panels to generate power after plummeting water levels deepened power outages in Zambia and... 


Image of the Polihali Commercial Centre at the LHWP II
Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II – update
17th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Preparatory stages of construction of the Polihali commercial centre at Masakong are under way. 


WGC CFO Terry Heymann
Gold mines can play a key role in establishing infrastructure for transition to renewables
16th February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Mining companies are developing and deploying strategies to reduce climate-related risks in the locations where mines are situated, and the ability for gold mines to self-generate power on a... 


Irena director-general Francesco La Camera
Global installed hydropower capacity could double by 2050
14th February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Installed hydropower capacity could double by 2050 and play a key role in supporting the introduction of more variable renewable power, global industry organisation the International Renewable... 


GE Post image
Public Financing as a Critical Path Forward to a Just Energy Transition in Africa
13th February 2023

With the world population recently crossing the 8 billion mark and Africa expected to contribute more than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050, now more than ever,... 


LHWP II Commercial Centre in the preparatory stages of construction
10th February 2023 By: Natasha Odendaal

Preparatory stages of construction of the Polihali commercial centre at Masakong are under way after the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) awarded the M11.3-million contract to Unik... 


Image of drill core from the Tulu Kapi project
Tulu Kapi gold project, Ethiopia – update
10th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

Kefi Gold and Copper is nearing finalisation of financing for the project. 


Image of gold pour
Nyanzaga gold project, Tanzania – update
10th February 2023 By: Sheila Barradas

OreCorp has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Tanzanian electricity supply company Tanesco to extend grid power to the project. 


Image of AEI 2022 1
Returning in-person Indaba to host Africa energy discourse
10th February 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

The fifteenth edition of the Africa Energy Indaba (AEI) – which will be hosted from March 7 to 9 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, in the Western Cape – will be hosted as a fully... 


Ivanhoe Mines founder Robert Friedland
Billionaire Friedland weighs strategic partner for Congo copper
9th February 2023 By: Bloomberg

Ivanhoe Mines founder Robert Friedland said he may bring in a minority partner to help develop Congolese copper assets that are key to the green energy transition. The Vancouver-based company is in... 


OreCorp finds power for Nyanzaga
7th February 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Gold developer OreCorp has inked a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tanzanian electricity supply company TANESCO to extend grid power to the Nyanzaga gold project. It is intended... 


Kamoa-Kakula copper project
Ivanhoe outlines $3.78bn capex plans for 2023/4
1st February 2023 By: Darren Parker

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines intends to spend a combined $3.78-billion in capital expenditure (capex) on its Kamoa-Kakula copper project and Kipushi zinc/copper mine, in the Democratic Republic of... 


Kibali nears 93% renewable energy-powered rate, adds reserves to mine life
31st January 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global miner Barrick Gold Corporation has announced its Kibali mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is on track to replace its reserves beyond the ounces mined in the prior year and... 


The construction of a new concentrate thickener nears completion as part of the debottlenecking programme at Kamoa-Kakula.
New integrated plan reveals Kamoa-Kakula’s true long-life nature – Friedland
30th January 2023 By: Mariaan Webb

The newly published integrated development plan (IDP) of the Kamoa-Kakula operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has revealed the “true, long-life nature” of the complex that will... 


An image of Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman
Miner approves project implementation, begins refinery construction
27th January 2023

Diversified miner Sibanye-Stillwater announced in November last year that, subsequent to securing an effective controlling interest of about 85% in Keliber Oy, the Sibanye-Stillwater board had... 


A man wearing PPE at the Marthinusen & Coutts manufacturing plant where they are manufacturing copper coils for many different industries
Coils and poles manufactured for client in Cameroon
27th January 2023 By: Halima Frost

Electric motor repair service provider Marthinusen & Coutts finalised the manufacture and delivery of four new replacement field coils and poles for a 25 MVA 36-pole generator at a hydroelectric... 


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