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Hydropower becoming increasingly viable for miners in DRC
By: Marleny Arnoldi 1st October 2020 Mining companies are increasingly considering hydropower as a power source for their mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Hydropower, whether pumped storage or run-of-river, is a low-cost, clean form of energy in areas with rivers or dams. →
Metal industry sees no need for LME green aluminium platform
By: Reuters 22nd September 2020 The London Metal Exchange does not need a separate platform to trade low carbon aluminium and should focus instead on services its users need more urgently, such as a euro-denominated steel contract, metal industry sources told Reuters. As pressure mounts on investors and companies to prove their... →
Congo hydrogen plant being considered by European turbine maker
By: Bloomberg 21st August 2020 German turbine makers and natural gas companies are exploring producing green hydrogen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to what could become the world’s largest hydropower complex. Should the project go ahead Congo would join Morocco as a potential site for hydrogen production in Africa.... →
Microgrid solutions could combat load-shedding
By: Mamaili Mamaila 21st August 2020 Microgrid solutions with battery energy storage systems are ideal to ensure stable and sustainable power by harnessing solar and other renewable energy resources, says technology solutions provider Hitachi ABB Power Grids. →
Wide industry support as DRC Mining Week is moved to June 2021
6th July 2020 The organisers of the long running DRC Mining Week expo and conference, have announced that the live event, which was to take place in Lubumbashi from 7-9 October this year, has been moved to 15-17 June 2021. “We have taken the decision to postpone following a period of continuous engagement with... →
DRC mines require increasing renewable energy sources for development 
By: Donna Slater 19th June 2020 The continued roll-out of new renewable energy capacity is key to the success of current and future mining projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), panellists have indicated during a session of the virtual DRC Mining Week webinar on June 18. The panel comprised Southern... →
Weekly Coal Index heralds vital new era of African pricing transparency
By: Martin Creamer 10th June 2020 Coal remains the dominant primary energy source for the production of electricity in South Africa. Even with high allocations for renewable energy in the latest Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019, as well as the prospect of coal-plant decommissioning over the coming ten years, coal is still... →
Aluminium in spotlight as LME opts for low-carbon trading platform
By: Martin Creamer 8th June 2020 Aluminium may find itself with an officially recognised ‘green’ tag when a low-carbon version of the metal is given new trading platform next year. FT Weekend and Aluminium International Today have reported that the London Metal Exchange (LME) will next year launch a platform to trade low-carbon... →
Malawi seeking a strategic investor for 350 MW hydropower plant
By: Marcel Chimwala 17th January 2020 The Malawi Government is seeking a strategic investor to develop the 350 MW Mpatamanga Hydro Power Plant on the Shire River, which is estimated to cost US$472-million. →
Australia ready to supply Asian demand - Canavan
By: Esmarie Iannucci 17th December 2019 A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown that growth in coal demand from India and other Asian countries would offset declining demand from European nations and from the US, with Australia poised to take up a greater share of coal supply. In its Coal 2019 report launched... →
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