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Energy & Infrastructure

CrossBoundary switches on solar and battery plant at Kamoa copper mine

CrossBoundary Energy's solar and battery storage facility for Kamoa Copper reached commercial operation, supplying 30MW of continuous renewable power to the DRC copper complex.

Roy Mulenga·31 August 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Sibanye-Stillwater's renewable power push passes 160MW as miners race to cut Eskom reliance

Sibanye-Stillwater now has about 164MW of contracted renewable capacity operating, part of 835MW of wind and solar deals meant to supply 64% of its South African energy needs by 2028.

Roy Mulenga·26 August 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Kamoa-Kakula switches on Africa's first solar-and-battery baseload plant

CrossBoundary Energy's solar-and-battery facility at Kamoa-Kakula reached commercial operation in August 2026, supplying 30MW of firm renewable baseload power just 16 months after the deal was signed.

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Roy Mulenga·25 August 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Kobaloni targets Europe with Africa's first large-scale cobalt sulphate refinery

Kobaloni Energy is developing a 6,000-tonne-a-year cobalt sulphate refinery in Zambia aimed at European battery makers, positioning it as Africa's first large-scale plant of its kind.

Roy Mulenga·11 August 2026·2 min read

Markets

Richards Bay coal price steadies near $105 a tonne as market avoids a repeat of 2022's spike

The API4 Richards Bay thermal coal price stood at $105.75 a tonne on 7 August 2026, far below the roughly $400 a tonne peak reached during the 2022 energy crisis.

Roy Mulenga·7 August 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Nersa grants Manganese Metal Company a two-year Eskom discount

South Africa's energy regulator has approved a two-year discounted Eskom tariff for Manganese Metal Company, whose Mpumalanga plant relies on electricity for around 41% of production costs.

Roy Mulenga·30 July 2026·2 min read

Uranium

Bannerman's Etango uranium project reaches 92% of bulk earthworks

Bannerman Energy says bulk earthworks at its Etango uranium project in Namibia are 92% complete, with over 560 people on site, as it heads toward a final investment decision once financing with a Chinese partner closes.

Roy Mulenga·27 July 2026·2 min read

Iron Ore

Kumba signs Envusa deal for 63MW solar plant on Sishen waste dump

Kumba Iron Ore has agreed to buy power from a 63MW solar plant that Envusa Energy will build on a waste rock dump at Sishen, with first electricity expected in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Roy Mulenga·24 July 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Kumba to build 63MW solar plant to power Sishen iron-ore mine

Kumba Iron Ore plans a 63MW on-site solar plant at its Sishen mine, developed by Envusa Energy, expected to start operating in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Roy Mulenga·23 July 2026·2 min read

Uranium

Paladin closes out record year at Langer Heinrich as ramp-up nears completion

Paladin Energy's Langer Heinrich mine produced 4.82-million pounds of uranium oxide for the year to June 2026, its strongest year since restarting, and has guided FY2027 output up to 5.6-million pounds.

Roy Mulenga·22 July 2026·2 min read

Copper

IEA warns copper supply outlook has 'worsened considerably' on acid crisis

The International Energy Agency said the copper supply outlook has worsened significantly, warning DRC mines reliant on sulphuric acid leaching face a strong set of near-term challenges.

Roy Mulenga·16 July 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Maamba Energy's 300MW expansion nears completion, doubling Zambia's biggest IPP

Maamba Energy's $450m Phase II expansion, adding 300MW of thermal capacity plus a 100MW solar plant, is targeted for completion around July 2026, doubling Zambia's largest independent power producer.

Roy Mulenga·15 July 2026·2 min read

Manganese & Chrome

Nersa throws South Africa's ferrochrome smelters a 62c/kWh lifeline

South Africa's energy regulator Nersa has approved a concessionary 62c/kWh electricity tariff for ten ferrochrome smelters run by Samancor and Glencore-Merafe, a 75% discount to Eskom's standard rate.

Roy Mulenga·29 May 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Nersa approves discounted Eskom power rate to save ferrochrome smelters

South Africa's energy regulator has approved a concessionary 62c/kWh Eskom tariff for Samancor Chrome and Glencore-Merafe's ferrochrome smelters, aimed at halting further plant shutdowns.

Roy Mulenga·29 May 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

DRC seeks equity stake in $270m Zambia power interconnector

The DRC is seeking a stake in the $270m Kalumbila-Kolwezi power interconnector after Zambia's energy regulator approved construction, a line designed to carry up to 550MW between the two countries' copperbelts.

Roy Mulenga·8 May 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Hyphen targets N$54bn in local spending as Namibia's green hydrogen project regroups

Hyphen Hydrogen Energy says it will spend N$54bn with Namibian companies on its Tsau Khaeb green hydrogen project, as it works toward a 2026 final investment decision following RWE's exit as a prospective buyer.

Roy Mulenga·13 April 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Envusa's Mooi Plaats solar plant starts powering Anglo American's mines

Envusa Energy's 240MW Mooi Plaats solar plant has begun commercial operation, supplying wheeled renewable power to Anglo American-linked miners Kumba Iron Ore, De Beers and Valterra Platinum.

Roy Mulenga·18 March 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Northam expands credit facility to R13.3bn to fund green energy push

Northam Platinum increased its revolving credit facility from R2bn to R13.3bn to accelerate solar, battery storage and power-purchase projects aimed at cutting its reliance on Eskom.

Roy Mulenga·20 February 2026·2 min read

Markets

Bannerman seals $321.5m Chinese-backed deal to build Namibia's Etango uranium mine debt-free

Bannerman Energy agreed on 12 February 2026 to a $321.5m financing and joint-venture deal with CNNC Overseas Limited to build the Etango uranium project in Namibia debt-free, with completion targeted by the third quarter of 2026.

Roy Mulenga·12 February 2026·2 min read

Energy & Infrastructure

Zambian power utility says mining growth needs 10GW and $12bn by 2030

Copperbelt Energy Corporation says Zambia's mining sector will need close to 10GW of new generation and nearly $12bn in investment by 2030 to meet a target of three million tonnes of copper a year.

Roy Mulenga·11 February 2026·2 min read

Uranium

Langer Heinrich tracks toward top of Paladin's FY26 uranium guidance

Paladin Energy's Langer Heinrich mine produced 1.23-million pounds of uranium oxide in the December quarter, taking half-year output to 2.30-million pounds and keeping the Namibian mine on course for the upper end of its FY2026 target.

Roy Mulenga·21 January 2026·2 min read

M&A

Peabody scraps $3.8bn Anglo American coal deal after mine fire, arbitration follows

Peabody Energy terminated its agreement to buy Anglo American's steelmaking coal portfolio for up to $3.8bn on 19 August 2025, prompting Anglo to launch arbitration over the collapsed deal a month later.

Roy Mulenga·19 August 2025·2 min read