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Anglo American, EDF launch

renewable projects in SA

SOUTH AFRICA GLOBAL mining giant Anglo American supply systems and the wider decarbonisation
(Anglo) and a subsidiary of French energy utility of energy in the country.
EDF have partnered to invest in wind and solar Envusa Energy is expected to supply Anglo
projects in South Africa. with a blend of renewable energy generated on
Through Envusa Energy, Anglo and EDF the mining group’s sites and renewable energy
Renewables aim to develop a regional renewa- transmitted via the national grid. This energy
ble energy ecosystem that will see them launch portfolio approach will aggregate energy from
600MW of solar and wind capacity in the con- geographically dispersed renewable generating
tinent’s most industrialised economy in phase assets and allocate this energy optimally to meet
one of the project, Anglo said in a statement on the load demand for Anglo’s sites.
October 4. Nolitha Fakude, chair of Anglo’s management
“As part of the agreement, Envusa Energy board in South Africa, said the endeavour is a
is launching a mature pipeline of more than milestone in the group’s global decarbonisation
600MW of wind and solar projects in South journey and another step forwards for South
Africa – a major first step towards the develop- Africa’s clean energy future.
ment of an ecosystem that is expected to gener- “We are making great strides towards our
ate 3-5 GW of renewable energy by 2030,” the 2040 target of carbon neutral operations, while
release said. contributing to South Africa’s just energy transi-
“This first phase of Envusa Energy’s renew- tion through our responsible approach,” she said.
ables projects is expected to be fully funded Tristan de Drouas, chief executive at EDF
– including by attracting debt financing that is Renewables in South Africa, said: “We are very
typical for high-quality energy infrastructure pleased to be part of this very innovative venture
projects – and ready for construction to begin and look forward to bringing our global exper-
in 2023.” tise in renewable energy infrastructure devel-
The two parties had signed a memorandum opment, design and delivery to Envusa Energy.
of understanding in March 2022 under which This partnership with Anglo American confirms
they committed to exploring the ecosystem’s our long-term perspectives in the country: this
development, designed to meet Anglo’s opera- 600 MW first tranche of projects will be added
tional power requirements in South Africa and to the almost 1 GW that EDF Renewables will be
support the resilience of the local electricity building or operating in the country by 2023.”™

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