South Africa coal news

MC Mining Ltd has provided its audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2021.

Exxaro Resources Ltd, through its wholly-owned renewable energy subsidiary, Cennergi, is developing the 70 MW Lephalale Solar Project that will supply renewable energy to the Grootegeluk Complex.

Research by SEforALL and CPI has highlighted that, despite the many challenges facing coal, funders continue to finance coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

TerraCom Ltd has provided its operational results for August 2021.

Edenville Energy Plc has announced the appointment of Franco Caselli as a Non-Executive Director of the company, with immediate effect.

Eskom has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Arnot OpCo (Pty) Ltd for the supply of coal for the Arnot Power Station.

Lesley Jeffrey, Principal Coal Geologist, SRK Consulting, argues that while the global focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues looks to phase out coal as an energy resource, it remains a key contributor to South Africa’s economy.

Buffalo Coal Corp. has announced that the Republic of South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has granted an official Environmental Authorisation to Zinoju Coal Proprietary Ltd for the Balgray project.

Eskom has announced that Unit 1, the last of six generation units of the Medupi Power Station Project in Lephalale, has attained commercial operation status and was thus handed over to the Generation division.

MC Mining has released its activities report for the quarter ended 30 June 2021.