https://www.miningweekly.com
Generator|Installation|Mining|Power|PROJECT|Solar|Sustainable
Generator|Installation|Mining|Power|PROJECT|Solar|Sustainable
generator|installation|mining|power|project|solar|sustainable

Caledonia mulls installation of solar PV plant at Zim mine

16th October 2019

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Deputy Editor Online

     

Font size: - +

Triple-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation says electricity supply to its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, has improved since late August.

The TSX-, NYSE- and LSE-listed company attributed the improved electricity supply to a new electricity pricing schedule introduced by government for the mining industry to support the funding of imported electricity, which is used exclusively to supply participating mining companies.

Electricity is now priced in dollars at a cost slightly lower than the pricing structure prior to the recent monetary devaluation.

The Zimbabwean electricity supply authorities have also implemented an uninterrupted power supply agreement for the mining industry in an effort to support the sector and electricity supply has stabilised following these changes.

Nonetheless, Caledonia has bought an additional 6 MW diesel generator to complement its current 12.5 MW diesel generator capacity, to insulate the mine and Central Shaft project from the risk of unstable electricity supply.

Additionally, the company stated that it was evaluating a project to install solar photovoltaic generating capacity at Blanket to further reduce dependence on the grid, reduce operational costs and ensure a more environmentally sustainable electricity supply.

Caledonia will soon embark on a tender process for interested parties to build and operate the proposed solar project.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Comments

Showroom

Schauenburg SmartMine IoT
Schauenburg SmartMine IoT

SmartMine IoT has been developed with the mining industry in mind, to provides our customers with powerful business intelligence and data modelling...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Actom image
Actom

Your one-stop global energy-solution partner

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
27th March 2024
Resources Watch
Resources Watch
27th March 2024

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.124 0.162s - 107pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now