Loading ...B2Gold commissions “world’s largest” off-grid solar-battery plant at Fekola
Canada’s B2Gold (TSX: BTO)(NYSE: BTG) has commissioned an off-grid solar battery hybrid system at its Fekola gold mine in Mali, said to be the world’s largest in the mining industry.
Construction of the plant was approved in 2019, following the completion of a preliminary study earlier done by Germany-based solar project consultancy Suntrace and its partner BayWa.
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The system is expected to save 13.1 million liters of heavy fuel oil per year and help reduce CO2 emissions by 39,000 tonnes annually, the parties said in the statement.
B2Gold commissions “world’s largest” off-grid solar battery plant at Fekola