RBM signs wind power deal

RBM signs wind power deal

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) has signed a third Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), this time with Red Rocket South Africa (Pty) Ltd ahead of the construction of Phase 1 of the Overberg Wind Farm in the Western Cape. RBM said in a statement on Thursday that Construction of the Overberg Wind Farm near Swellendam was expected to begin in the first half of 2025, with the first energy

RBM to reduce emissions 60% after securing third power deal

RICHARDS Bay Minerals (RBM) on Thursday announced a third renewable energy supply agreement which will see the Rio Tinto unit reduce greenhouse gas emissions 60%. In terms of a power purchase agreement with Red Rocket South Africa, which is building the Overberg Wind Farm in the Western Cape province, RBM will secure 230MW of the project’s total 380MW export capacity. “The Overberg Wind Farm project represents the biggest project in RBM renewabl…