Fort Dauphin renewable-energy project, Madagascar
Name of the Project
Fort Dauphin renewable-energy project.
Location
Fort Dauphin, in southern Madagascar.
Project Owner/s
Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and independent power producer Crossboundary Energy (CBE). The renewable-energy plant will be built and operated by CBE.
Project Description
The renewable-energy project will play a key role in implementing QMM’s ‘sustainable mine’ concept, and enabling Rio Tinto operations in Madagascar to reach carbon neutrality by 2023.
The project includes an 8 MW solar energy facility and a 12 MW wind power facility, as well as an 8.25 MW lithium-ion battery energy storage system.
About 18 000 solar panels and four wind turbines will enable QMM to meet all its electricity needs during peak periods and up to 60% of its yearly electricity consumption.
The project will also reduce QMM’s carbon dioxide emissions by about 26 000 t/y and the company’s heavy fuel oil purchases by up to 8 500 t/y.
The plant will also replace the majority of the electricity that QMM currently supplies to the town of Fort Dauphin with clean energy.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
The solar energy facility will be operational in 2022. The wind power facility will be completed in 2023.
Latest Developments
The foundation stone for the power plant was laid in December 2021.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
CBE (construction).
Contact Details for Project Information
Rio Tinto, email media.enquiries@riotinto.com.
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