Sandfire Resources is deepening its push toward lower-carbon mining with the construction of a 21 megawatt solar power plant at its Motheo Copper Mine in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt, as the company moves to reduce operating costs and improve energy security.
The project is being delivered through Sandfire’s Botswana subsidiary, Tshukudu Metals, in partnership with Release, a renewable energy platform backed by Norwegian group Scatec ASA. Once completed, the plant is expected to generate approximately 40 gigawatt hours of electricity annually, supplying around 30 per cent of Motheo’s total power demand.
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