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Use underground mines for electricity storage, optimise mine water use – Karst Hydro 
By: Martin Creamer 8th April 2024 South Africa’s many underground mines can be used as batteries that store the clean electricity that the water descending for cooling can provide.... →
China could drive Africa's renewable energy revolution, report says
By: Reuters 2nd April 2024 China has a unique opportunity to drive forward an energy revolution in Africa, but it must first reverse nearly two decades of neglect of green... →
76% of Africa’s energy could come from renewable sources by 2040: here’s how
19th March 2024 Over half of Africa’s people – about 600-million – lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question to answer is how access... →
El Niño scorches Southern Africa with driest February on record
By: Bloomberg 8th March 2024 A swathe of Southern Africa suffered the driest February in decades that wiped out crops, precipitated power shortages and threatened to send... →
Platinum remains in fundamental deficit – Northam
By: Martin Creamer 1st March 2024 Platinum remains in fundamental deficit, Northam CEO Paul Dunne emphasised at the company’s presentation on Friday, which reported a strong... →
Project finance clinched for 520 MW South African wind, solar projects – Anglo
By: Martin Creamer 29th February 2024 Johannesburg- and London-listed diversified mining and marketing company Anglo American announced on Thursday that jointly owned renewable energy... →
Mozambique’s unstable and expensive power supply is devastating small businesses – study examines what’s gone wrong
27th February 2024 Inside a small bakery in Maputo, the morning’s batch of 150 loaves of bread has just gone into the oven. But there’s a problem: the electricity has... →
Crucial decarbonisation investigation into Hillside Aluminium is continuing intensely 
By: Martin Creamer 16th February 2024 Solutions to support decarbonisation, while ensuring operational competitiveness into the future, are continuing to be intensely investigated at... →
