Juwi has announced that it will construct a ZAR 600 million (US$33.2 million) solar-plus-storage project integrating a 20 MW solar plant with 11 MWh of battery storage in Senegal.
The system will meet 20% of the energy needs of the Eramet's Grande Côte mineral sands mine. The project will reduce carbon emissions by 25,000 tons annually. The off-grid hybrid installation, among the largest in Senegal, will reduce the mine's reliance on heavy fuel oil, improve production stability, and align with Eramet's global decarbonization strategy.
The Grande Côte mine, located in Diogo, western Senegal, ranks as the world's fourth-largest producer of mineral sands, including ilmenite, leucoxene, zircon, and rutile. Operations began in 2014, employing 2,000 people. The site also runs a 36 MW heavy fuel oil power plant to support its activities.
