NOA’s fleet of wind, solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage (BESS) facilities, delivered via wheeled energy solutions across the national grid, will now also be supply to Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine.
Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine (SPBM), one of South Africa’s biggest black-owned platinum group metal producers, has signed an agreement with renewable energy company NOA Group to supply the mine with 288 GWh (about 33MW) annually.
The renewable energy will be supplied by a fleet of NOA’s wind, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage (BESS) facilities, delivered via wheeled energy solutions across the national grid. NOA has already signed renewable energy deals with other mining groups, such as Sibanye-Stillwater in February, while Pan African Resources signed a 10-year agreement for 10% of the mining group's annual electricity load of 112 GWh.
With mining operations that are inherently energy-intensive, the sector continues to seek competitively priced electricity - a key element of long-term sustainability in the face of persistent increases in electricity costs over the last decade. The renewable energy supply solution will enhance SBPM’s long-term cost certainty and advance its sustainability objectives.
