Mali gold mine to halve energy costs with 40MW solar-storage-HFO plant
By Tom Kenning Australian firm Resolute Mining has signed an agreement with Africa-focused power developer Ignite Energy to set up a 40MW hybrid solar, battery and heavy fuel oil (HFO) plant at its Syama Gold Mine in Mali, according to an Australian Stock exchange (ASX) filing. This will replace an existing 28MW diesel-fired power plant at