Zim platinum miner to buy electricity directly from Cahora Bassa

Zimbabwean platinum mine Zimplats, which is controlled by South African Impala Platinum (Implats), has secured a contract to purchase power directly from the Cahora Bassa dam, in western Mozambique, to drive the phase two expansion of Africa’s...

South African consultancy steps up involvement in Moz coal exploration

In line with the group’s increased focus on the energy sector, South African consulting engineer SRK Consulting has increased its coal exploration activities in Tete province, in Mozambique.

Mozambique wants foreigners to explore its minerals treasure

Mozambique has extended an invitation to South African investors to explore opportunities in the country’s minerals sector.

$62m order to strengthen South Africa’s power supply

Power and automation technology group ABB announced in August that it had won a $62-million order from the South African utility Eskom to strengthen one of the region�s most important cross-border power transmission systems.