Deal will help reduce emissions from electricity use at the refinery by up to 50% by 2024.
Company aims to bring solar plant online before the end of 2021.
Operational start-up of Sol do Cerrado expected by fourth quarter 2022.
EnerDynamic supplies off-grid, solar-powered housing units that could enable greener exploration.
Miner wants to significantly reduce the risk to the mine of any further deterioration in the grid.
Miners have found they can keep the power flowing when they disconnect from a failing grid.
Subject to securing permits and financing, construction is targeted to start by mid-2021.
Gold mine is currently drawing power from the Zimbabwean grid.
Renewable energy is in-keeping with the projected use of rare earth materials.
Plant to provide 30% of the Evander mines's power need and reduce reliance on national grid.
Ian R. Coles, head of Mayer Brown's global mining group, looks at the challenges of decarbonisation
B2Gold's Bill Lytle on the recent opening of the Otjikoto solar power plant in Namibia