Technology group Wärtsilä has renewed its operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement with Tasiast Mauritanie, a subsidiary of Canada’s Kinross Gold for a further three years. The agreement will... 

Stocks of non-commodity South African companies look set to rally next year given they trade at a deep discount and trailed the performance of both local bonds and the wider equity gauge in 2025,... 

South Africa’s new lower inflation target is giving the rand fresh momentum, with policymakers and analysts agreeing it could curb a long-term track record of weakness. Africa’s largest economy... 

Eskom has provided further details on the distinctive roles it envisages being performed by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) in relation to the transmission system when... 

The South African rand was steady in early trade on Thursday, as investors await producer inflation data for clues on the health of Africa's most-industrialised economy.  At 0649 GMT, the rand... 

Guinea's Simandou mega mining project, promoted by the military government as a symbol of the country's economic transformation, is laying off thousands of workers just as it begins exporting... 

ASX-listed Lincoln Minerals has signed a collaboration agreement with Canada-based SCN Canada to jointly investigate the use of graphite from its Kookaburra graphite project, in South Australia, in... 

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) reports that it remains open to finding a solution for the Mozal aluminium smelter. But it also insists that any new electricity supply... 

International energy company ENGIE reports that construction of its 240 MW Corona solar PV project in the Free State should begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, after the project was named as a... 

Zambia-focused copper producer Jubilee Metals says it has continued to advance its copper growth strategy through a structured investment programme aimed at laying the foundation for long-term... 

Solar installations are set to drop next year for the first time since the industry emerged as a global force two decades ago, as policy shifts and saturation in major markets temper demand. The... 

Global coal demand is on course to rise by 0.5% in 2025, reaching a record 8.85-billion tonnes, the ‘Coal 2025’ report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows. Nevertheless, the... 

Developer Artemis Gold has approved an expanded Phase 2 (EP2) development at its Blackwater mine in central British Columbia, lifting planned processing capacity to 21-million tonnes a year and... 

ASX-listed Deep Yellow has taken another step towards development of its flagship Tumas uranium project in Namibia, announcing the execution of a transmission power supply agreement with... 

The Rhodes Ridge joint venture (JV) has approved a $191-million (A$294-million) feasibility study to progress the first phase of development at the Rhodes Ridge iron-ore project, one of the world’s... 

Two major Korea Zinc shareholders asked a court on Tuesday to block the company's plan to sell new shares - part of a scheme to help fund a $7.4-billion US smelter which would be built in... 

South African miners are boosting thermal coal exports to Israel after top supplier Colombia in August ordered a total ban on shipments of the power-generation fuel to Israel, data from Kpler, LSEG... 

A smelter shutdown in Mozambique is set to dent global aluminium supplies next year, analysts say, leaving the plant's core European Union customers searching for alternatives. South32 confirmed... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Monday announced the appointment of four additional preferred bidders for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects under the seventh bid window... 

South Africa has named seven pre-qualified bidders from an initial list of 17 respondents to the prequalification phase of the country’s inaugural independent transmission project (ITP) programme.... 

South African energy trader Etana Energy has reported that it will purchase all of the renewable electricity generated by two new wind farms being built by global renewables group Acciona Energía... 

Eskom has quietly taken an important step in the rollout of its long-awaited Virtual Wheeling product, awarding a significant contract in the past few weeks to Johannesburg-based Enerweb to build a... 

Canadian lithium developer Li-FT Power has agreed to combine with Australia-listed Winsome Resources in a transaction aimed at unlocking scale and value at the tier-one Adina lithium project in... 

Copper is closing in on the $12 000 a metric ton mark as expectations of soaring demand from data centres that power artificial intelligence and tight supplies collide with shortages outside the... 

India's cabinet on Friday permitted the export of coal as the country's power plants have a surplus, information minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Power plants that have access to coal supply will... 

China’s State-backed iron-ore buyer is proposing measures to curb hoarding of the steelmaking ingredient at ports, in a move that could dent the pricing power of foreign miners and traders. China... 

Lithium bulls are betting on energy storage systems as the next meaningful pillar of demand for the battery metal, nudging the global market back toward balance after years of oversupply. Giant... 

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a crisis over corruption, poor governance, and persistent racial... 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday a rescue effort to keep open Australia's largest aluminium smelter, the struggling Tomago facility majority-owned by Rio Tinto, after its current... 

ANZ Research expects copper prices to remain above $11 000 per metric ton in 2026, with prices potentially nearing $12 000 by year-end amid supply constraints and accelerating demand growth. This... 

Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES 2026) is set to host an unparalleled showcase of investment-ready green economy projects from across the continent. With over 100 applications meticulously... 

Investor confidence is returning to sub-Saharan Africa. Despite global shocks and international volatility – largely caused by the Trump administration slashing USAid, imposing absurdly high... 

Despite temporary Eskom-related power constraints, the Thaba Joint Venture (JV) chrome ore and platinum group metals (PGMs) project is steadily progressing and remains on schedule to become a... 

In today’s African mining sector, reliability has become a daily challenge rather than a maintenance metric. Teams work in environments where equipment rarely gets a break, conditions shift without... 

Licensed electricity trader Discovery Green, the energy platform of the Discovery Group, continues to advance two of South Africa’s largest private-sector renewable-energy developments, marking a... 

With the renewables sector moving beyond proof-of-concept into industrial-scale deployment, South Africa’s leading financiers are playing a pivotal role in translating policy ambition into bankable... 

Tailings retreatment major DRDGOLD has undertaken several high-impact initiatives to stabilise operations, enhance recovery and secure energy supply. These projects include renewable-energy... 

To help to deliver 300-million additional litres of drinking water to residents through its New Water Programme, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) is progressing several water projects, including the... 

As South Africa accelerates the shift towards a more liberalised electricity market, private-sector-driven renewable-energy projects are emerging as critical instruments for meeting near-term... 

For the national grid to facilitate increased renewable power generation, the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) has affirmed that about 14 000 km of new transmission lines are required... 

Aligned with the 2024 Transmission Development Plan (TDP), State-owned power utility Eskom subsidiary National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) currently has 75 projects – at various... 

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