Waste gases from smelters are increasingly being used for power production in South Africa, according to Clarke Energy, the service provider for Tronox’s Namakwa Sands smelter
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Zambian mining industry turns to hybrid microgrids
The analysis reports that a recent solar tender for two 50MWp solar power plants has caught the attention of the mining industry. (Image Source: Pieter Morlion/Flickr)
A new analysis titled ‘Power crisis and consequences for solar energy in the Zambian mining sector’ by the Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH shows that the investments in solar have become more attractive for the mining industry
Zimbabwe to buy emergency power from Dema
The Dema project will be in place during the development of big expansion projects such as Kariba South and Hwange power station. (Image Source: Danielle Bourgeois/Flickr)
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has approved Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Companys (ZETDC) proposal to buy electricity from the Dema diesel emergency power plant at a cost of US$15.45 cents per kilowatt per hour
Chinese firm wins Uganda substations project worth US$100mn
According to Camc, the project will be completed within 30 months. (Image source: Leighklotz/Flickr)
Chinese construction firm Camc has been awarded a contract by Ugandan government to build four substations, at a cost of about US$100mn
Ethiopia to electrify 2,000 villages by September
Infrastructure to receive electricity is complete in 132 villages. (Image Source: Deepak Adhikari/Flickr)
The Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity has announced that 2,000 villages in the country will be electrified until the end of this fiscal year