Mining Indaba: Future of coal as energy source placed under sharp focus
Thousands of delegates are attending the four-day gathering which is expected to chart a road map for the mining industry for the year ahead.
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Thousands of delegates are attending the four-day gathering which is expected to chart a road map for the mining industry for the year ahead.
The mining industry has 441MW of operational renewable energy plants, representing about 4% of industry electricity consumption. Three more projects totalling 370MW will be commissioned before mid-2024, representing another 3% of energy consumption.
‘We feel we have turned the corner in terms of a very, very substantial focus on recovery, and we're quietly positive – but it's a tough business’: Andrew Shaw, chief strategy and planning officer, Transnet.
Operational and financial challenges at Transnet have impacted the state-owned company’s ability to efficiently run the country’s rails and ports, throttling businesses.
Mantashe said government is working hard to clear the country's vast backlog of applications in order to reignite exploration activity.