Teraco to build 120 MW solar plant after securing grid capacity allocation

Data centre infrastructure and services company Teraco will start construction of a 120 MW utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in the Free State after securing its first grid capacity... 

Renewables and Mining: An emerging relationship

In anticipation of the African Renewable Investment Summit, Gilles Durmont, Head of Business Development at JUWI South Africa, sheds light on the intertwined nature of renewable energy and mining.... 

Opinion: Embracing renewable energy – a catalyst for sustainable mining

In this article, JUWI Renewables South Africa MD Richard Doyle shares insights from a recent Africa Energy Forum panel discussion during which experts from the renewable energy and mining sectors... 

German coal miners under fire for unfair edge in renewables push

Less than a year after German coal giant LEAG unveiled plans to transform its opencast mines into wind and solar farms, concerns are mounting that it and other lignite miners are exploiting an... 

JUWI South Africa now has 400 MW of EPC projects under way in the mining sector

Solar, wind and hybrid project developer, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) and operations and maintenance company JUWI South Africa now has 400 MW of EPC projects in advanced stages... 

New mining vision, platinum deficit, renewables make headlines

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses calls for a new mining vision amid release of exploration funds; Platinum’s deficit prediction is up 77% this year, close to a million ounces; and Pan... 

Pan African advances renewables procurement plans

Midtier Africa-focused gold producer Pan African Resources has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement with renewable energy company Juwi Renewable Energies for an 8.75... 

Pilanesberg Platinum Mines energy project, South Africa – update

Sedibelo is negotiating a power purchase agreement with successful bidding consortium Sturdee Energy.