News flash
- Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats) has commissioned 35 MW of solar PV capacity at its Selous Metallurgical Complex as the first phase of a total of 185 MW.
- The solar plant will offset approximately 8% of Zimplats’ electricity needs at the plant.
- A new 38MW furnace was also commissioned.
- The new 38MW furnace will triple Zimplats’ smelting capacity to 380,000 tonnes of concentrate annually.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony at the Selous Metallurgical Complex in Ngezi, Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, praised Zimplatsfor its strategic investments under its US$1.8 billion Expansion Programme.
President Mnangagwa highlighted the broader socio-economic impact of the investment including Zimplats’ support for 23 SMEs and its shareholding arrangements through community trusts.
“The commissioning of the 38MW smelter and the 35MW solar plant embodies the vision of an industrialised Zimbabwe powered by sustainable energy. Let us continue to build a prosperous, energy-secure, and environmentally sustainable Zimbabwe for generations to come.” Mnangagwa said.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
