A gold mine in Mali has announced plans to dramatically reduce its energy costs by building a 40 MW solar hybrid plant next to the facility in 2018 . Resolute Mining , the Australian company which owns the mine , has signed both a Joint Development Agreement and a Power Purchase Agreement with the developer Ignite Energy International for the proposal , which will be the world ’s largest off - grid solar hybrid plant . Construction on the plant is set to begin next year , with the site scheduled to be ready for commissioning in 2020 .
A gold mine in Mali has announced plans to dramatically reduce its energy costs by building a 40 MW solar hybrid plant next to the facility in Syama. Resolute Mining, the Australian company which operates the mine, has signed both a Joint Development Agreement and a Power Purchase Agreement with the developer Ignite Energy Projects for the proposal, which would represent the world’s largest off-grid solar hybrid plant. Construction on the project is set to begin next year, with the site scheduled to be ready for commissioning in 2020.