- Sola plans to provide 200MWp of solar power to a manufacturing mine.
- The utility has signed an agreement with Tronox.
Tronox, a manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigments, has announced an agreement with Sola Group. The independent power producer (IPP) will generate 200MWp of solar power for Tronox’s operations in South Africa.
The IPP will build solar photovoltaic plants to power Tronox’s mines and smelters in the Rainbow Nation. Tronox’s partnership with Sola is part of its sustainable development policy. The company, headed by Jeffry N. Quinn, aims for carbon neutrality by 2050. “Tronox’s renewable energy project with Sola Group will reduce our overall CO2 emissions by approximately 13% from our 2019 baseline and has the full support of our board of directors and senior management,” Melissa Zona, Tronox’s senior vice president of external affairs and sustainability officer stated.