South Africa

Release by Scatec has signed a two-year lease agreement with Engie for a mobile plug-and-play solar PV plant to power a hydrogen plant at the Mogalakwena platinum mine in South Africa.

A new process, developed by Nissan, allows more effective ways of recovering rare-earth metals for electric motors.

H.E. Gwede Mantashe has stated that the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy will announce the preferred bidder for the procurement of 2,600MW under bid window five next month.

The agreement serves to accelerate domestic natural gas development with the aim of reducing imports and enhancing energy security.

State owned electricity utility Eskom has announced its consideration of carbon capture solutions at the company’s coal-fired power plants.

The transition to off-grid mining and battery storage, together with the use of renewable energy to power operations, is demonstrating that the mining industry can reverse the negative public perception of its reliance on fossil fuels.

Sandvik has moved its headquarters in South Africa to a purpose-designed facility in Kempton Park near Johannesburg, furthering its commitment to the region.

Anglo American Platinum is planning to scale up its generation of renewable energy to reduce the carbon footprint of its Mogalakwena mine.

Renergen has signed a five-year, LNG supply deal with Consol Glass, set to commence in January 2022.

Anglo American has partnered with Salzgitter Flachstahl to conduct joint research to further develop decarbonization of the steel sector.