Hybrid wind-solar-storage powering mine in Madagascar under 20-year PPA

The 8 MW/12MW wind-solar facility will be connected to 8.2 MW of storage and will power operations at Rio Tinto's ilmenite mine in Southern Madagascar.Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has agreed to buy solar power from a hybrid wind-solar plant for its QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) ilmenite mine in Fort Dauphin, in southern Madagascar, under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). QMM is a joint venture between Rio Tinto, which owns 80% of the company, and the government of Madagascar, which controls the remaining share. The project will consist of an 8 MW PV facility relying on 18,000 ...

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