Nordgold | 23 October 2019 г. | 09:22

Nordgold to Build Solar Power Station at Burkina Faso Mines

Nordgold to Build Solar Power Station at Burkina Faso Mines

Nord Gold SE (“Nordgold” or the “Company”), the internationally diversified gold producer, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Total Eren, Independent Power Producer (IPP) specialised in renewable energies and Africa Energy Management Platform (AEMP), its strategic development partner (the “Consortium”) to construct a 13 MW Solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The new power station will provide 100% renewable energy to Nordgold’s Bissa and Bouly mines in Burkina Faso.

Construction of the power plant will begin shortly, with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2020. The new Solar PV will provide Bissa and Bouly with power for both mines’ daily operational needs, hereby significantly reducing reliance on the existing thermal power plant. In addition to significantly enhancing the environmental sustainability of the mines, the solar plant will increase security of supply, and reduce costs at both mines.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Consortium will develop, finance, construct and operate a solar PV plant complemented by a Battery Energy Storage System, reducing the mines fuel consumption by approximately 6.4 million liters and CO2 emission by approximately 18,000 tonnes per year. The new Solar PV will also create a number of full-time roles for local employees in addition to over a thousand currently employed at the mine sites.


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