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Fuel Ox Additive boost mining equipment performance 1 Energy Innovation International Mining technology 

Fuel Ox Additive boost mining equipment performance

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Fuel Ox, a fuel additive is helping mining companies save on costs and improves performance. Mining businesses invest significantly in rock haulers, excavators, slurry pumps and other heavy equipment. The diesel and maintenance costs for that machinery can pile up quickly while chipping away at the bottom line. Some African mining companies have discovered a way to drive operational and fuel savings while maximising the performance and durability of their crucial equipment and curtailing emissions, with the product with Combustion Catalyst. Originally developed as an additive for high-intensity applications including… Read More Here
Caledonia to build solar plant at Zimbabwe gold mine 2 Energy Electricity 

Caledonia to build solar plant at Zimbabwe gold mine

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Caledonia Mining (AIM: CMCL) has announced that it is planning to install a solar power plant at its Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe.  In a press release, Caledonia said that to go ahead with the project it has entered into a sales agreement where proceeds are to be used for the construction of the clean-energy facility. The decision was made after receiving a generating license and the necessary approvals from the Zimbabwe Investment Authority. The company said that it expects the solar power plant to create a more stable and… Read More Here
Busanga Hydro Electric Dam 0 Mining in DRC Energy Hydro power plant 

Construction of Busanga Hydroelectric Power Plant: 4 villages must evacuate before 29 July

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The construction of the 240MW hydroelectric power plant of the Sino-Congolese Hydroelectric Company (Sycohydro) in Lualaba province continues to make a name for itself. With a budget of $660 million, this structure is to be installed in Busanga. The concession has been awarded by the government to the company since 2016. This energy project, which is part of sicomines’ “minerals and infrastructure” partnership, is moving forward. However, there is a dispute with local communities demanding better compensation. Eleven civil society organizations are warning of the threat to at least four… Read More Here
CEC Energy Mining in Zambia 

CEC seeks leave to counterclaim against KCM | Zambia

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COPPERBELT Energy Corporation is seeking leave to commence proceedings against Konkola Copper Mines in liquidation, its provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu, and Zesco to counterclaim the US$144 million debt owed to it.  This is in a matter where Zesco limited and Konkola Copper Mines in liquidation have sued Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC for switching off the supply of power to KCM. The plaintiffs want an order or declaration that the action by CEC to unilaterally restrict power supply to KCM contravenes the law as promulgated under the Electricity Act (common Carrie)(Declaration)… Read More Here
Energy Infrastructure 32 Energy Electricity Events & Expos Hydro power plant Oil & Gas 

Investment in (DRC) Infrastructure and Energy is Paramount

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Kinshasa will welcome a broad base of international and African investors to the first ever DRC Energy & Infrastructure Investment Summit, organized by Africa Oil & Power (AOP) (www.AfricaOilAndPower.com), in 2021; the African Energy Chamber is a strategic launch partner and AOP will draw on its network in China, Europe and across Africa, including South Africa, to promote investment in oil and gas, power, mining and infrastructure; the DRC has one of Africa’s largest and most diverse endowments of mineral resources and a need to develop infrastructure nationwide. The event will… Read More Here
hydropower Hydro power plant Energy Mining in DRC Mining in Zambia 

How to Ensure Sustainable and Beneficial Hydropower Projects

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The expansion of mining in the Zambia-DRC Copperbelt has led to a severe shortage of electricity. With high annual rainfalls and large rivers, it makes sense that countries on the Copperbelt are turning to hydropower to address the additional demand.  Hydropower does not consume water but rather the water is used to turn turbines to generate electricity and then released back into the river.  Private developers have identified the opportunity and are addressing the power deficit through hydropower projects in the region. While hydropower is considered green energy, the impacts… Read More Here
Grand Inga Panafrican Conference 2 Mining in DRC Energy Hydro power plant 

Tshisekedi opened the Pan-African Conference on The Grand Inga Project | DRC

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Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo on Monday launched the Pan-African Conference on the Grand Inga and Hydropower in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These meetings, which take place via videoconferencing, will continue from 22 to 29 June, as a preparation for the major conference of heads of state, scheduled between September and October 2020. (Might be adjusted in line with the evolution of the Pandemic of Covid-19).  The conference is being organised in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDANEPAD) and the High Representative of… Read More Here
Grand Inga Stakeholders Meeting | DRC 3 Mining in DRC Energy 

Grand Inga Stakeholders Meeting | DRC

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The stakeholders in the Grand Inga project are having a virtual conference that is running from 22 to 29 June. This conference brings together both the Congolese party, the African Development Bank, developers of this project as well as other interested financial partners.  In the technical note presented by the DRC’s Minister in charge of Hydraulics and Electricity, Eustache Muhanzi Mubembe, during the commencement of the workshop, these 5 points stand out: Presentation of current and future opportunities of the Grand Inga project and other investment activities in the electrical… Read More Here
KCM didn’t deserve injunction against power restriction, CEC tells the court 4 Energy Mining in Zambia 

KCM didn’t deserve injunction against power restriction, CEC tells the court

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THE Kitwe High Court has reserved ruling in a matter in which Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc has applied for the discharge of the exparte order for interim injunction granted to Konkola Copper Mines limited (KCM) by the Court. This is a matter in which KCM obtained an interim injunction, on May 13, 2020, against CEC after a power restriction notice was issued on the mine owing to accumulating debt owed to the Kitwe-based power utility. When the matter came up before Judge Evaristo Pengele, Monday, CEC was represented by… Read More Here
CEC Mining in Zambia Energy 

Vacate the injunction earlier granted to Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) | CEC

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THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has asked the Kitwe High Court to vacate the injunction it earlier granted Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) as it has been overtaken by events.  The Kitwe High Court last month granted an interim injunction to KCM, which restrained CEC from cutting power supply to the mining company until determination of the matter by the court. CEC had threatened to restrict power supply to KCM in its bid to recover the over US$132 million that KCM owed the energy firm at the time, a move that… Read More Here

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