solar hybrid power plant

 NextSource made its first bulk container shipment and completed its hybrid power plant installation. Photo: NextSource
POWER

NextSource ships first graphite, completes power installation

NextSource made its first bulk container shipment and completed its hybrid power plant installation

23 October 2023

The Molo graphite mine will be commissioned in the September quarter.
POWER

NextSource building solar-battery power plant

The plant will be commissioned before the September quarter

24 May 2022

Molo mine will be powered by the hybrid solar plant for the next 20 years.
OPERATIONS

NextSource to power mine with renewables

A CrossBoundary Energy subsidiary will build, own, and operate the hybrid power plant.

23 November 2021

The solar plant is on course to be 100% complete by the end of June.
POWER

B2Gold powers up its solar at Fekola

B2Gold approved the US$38million project in 2019

16 April 2021

The 2.4Moz, 16-year life-of-mine King of the Hills (KOTH) Gold Project
POWER

Red 5 goes hybrid at KOTH

Power Purchase Agreement starts in early 2022.

30 March 2021

 Salares Norte is estimated to have reserves of 5.2 million ounces of gold
POWER

Aggreko plans hybrid plant for Gold Fields' Salares Norte

Project expected to save Gold Fields US$7.4 milion in energy costs over the next decade.

20 January 2021

 Detail of a previous Albengoa solar power installation in South Africa
ENVIRONMENT

Bushveld unit orders hybrid microgrid

Photovoltaic solar plant and energy storage to cut emission of more than 114,0000t CO2 over 20 years

13 November 2020

 Gold production at Nampala rose 13% to 13,921 ounces in the second quarter of 2020
POWER

Robex signs solar deal for Nampala

The plant aims to cut mine's carbon emissions by 60,000 tonnes over 10 years.

28 October 2020

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