Tronox Holdings has secured a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with integrated energy company NOA Group to power its mining and smelting activities in South Africa with renewable energy.
The PPA will provide Tronox Holdings with a total of 497 GWh of green electricity, sourced from wind and solar power plants with a capacity in excess of 200 MW. After the plants are commissioned by the end of 2027, Tronox will power roughly 70% of its South African mining operations with renewable energy.
The integrated mining and chemical manufacturing company previously signed a PPA with power producer Sola Group in 2022 for the offtake of 200 MW of solar power.
“Tronox’s solar and wind renewable energy agreements with SOLA and NOA Group will reduce our global Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared to our 2019 baseline, marking significant progress on our decarbonization roadmap towards net zero carbon emissions,” said Tronox Holdings Chief Sustainability Officer, Jennifer Guenther.
