- Anglo American mining corporation has set a goal of carbon neutrality across all operations by 2040.
- Through Envusa Energy, the company will be taking a significant step towards providing our operations with renewable energy – a critical aspect to decarbonising operations and achieving its carbon neutrality ambition.
Envusa Energy is Anglo American’s jointly owned renewable energy venture with EDF Power Solutions – a global leader in renewable energy technology – to develop and supply wind and solar energy solutions, at scale, in South Africa.
In 2024, Envusa completed the project financing for its first three wind and solar projects in South Africa. The three projects, known together as Koruson 2 (K2), are located on the border of the Northern and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa and will have a total capacity of 520MW (megawatts) of wind and solar electricity generation once completed. The projects are expected to be commissioned next year. The energy produced will be wheeled through the Eskom grid and purchased by the South African mining and processing operations of Anglo American.
According to Nicole Mason, who has served Anglo American in various strategy and commercial roles since 2006 and currently serves as to acting CEO at Envusa Energy, the company has plans to extend the platform outside of mining to the heavy users sectors like steel and cement.
Author: Bryan Groenenaal
