News flash
- The SOLA Group has commissioned two solar PV plants in Lichtenburg, North West Province which will supply 200 MW of renewable energy to Tronox Mineral Sands (Tronox) through wheeling via the Eskom transmission network.
- Wheeling is the delivery of energy from a generator to an end-user located in another area through the use of an existing distribution or transmission networks.
Last month Tronox announced that it has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with NOA Group , an integrated energy utility, for ~497GWh of total contracted energy anticipated to be served by plants with capacity in excess of 200MW of renewable wind and solar power through fixed and flexible arrangements to Tronox’s mines and smelters in the Republic of South Africa. The Company anticipates the project should be fully implemented by the end of 2027 and is expected to reduce Tronox’s total Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions by an incremental 12% globally. Read more
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
