Ground shifts for thermal energy in Africa
Renewables are mounting a growing challenge, but thermal energy continues to play an important role in Africa’s power mix.…
Renewables are mounting a growing challenge, but thermal energy continues to play an important role in Africa’s power mix.…
Mozambique’s biggest coal exporter, Vale Moçambique, has recorded much-improved results for 2016.…
Amid all the doom and gloom surrounding the economic and political situation in South Africa, there have been a number of recent successes in domestic engineering.…
A series of recent events may have determined the future of South African power production for a generation.…
After years of doubt and delay, South Africa’s state-owned transport utility Transnet is holding talks with coal mining companies that want to develop projects in the Waterberg Basin.…
The Rukwa Coal to power project in Tanzania has taken a big step towards construction after UK-based developer Edenville Energy signed an agreement with Chinese firm Sinohydro to build the power plant.…
Aside from Southern Africa, the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa has produced and consumed relatively little coal compared to Western nations.…
Mining commodity prices have rallied during the course of this year, raising hopes that new mining projects could be sanctioned across the African continent.…
Security measures implemented earlier this month on the Sena Railway in Mozambique have allowed Brazilian mining giant Vale to resume coal transport.…
Copper
Slow 2012 but outlook is promising
Copper prices have roughly oscillated between $7,500 per tonne and $8,500 per tonne, near enough averaging where they greeted the New Year at $8,000 per tonne.…