Malawi: Kayelekera Turns to Costly Diesel As Malawi's Power Woes Delay Grid Connection

Malawi: Kayelekera Turns to Costly Diesel As Malawi's Power Woes Delay Grid Connection

Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga, set to resume production under Lotus Resources Limited, will initially rely on expensive diesel-powered generators due to Malawi's persistent electricity supply challenges and delays in national grid connection.

Kayelekera Turns to Costly Diesel as Malawi’s Power Woes Delay Grid Connection

zKayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga, set to resume production under Lotus Resources Limited, will initially rely on expensive diesel-powered generators due to Malawi’s persistent electricity supply challenges and delays in national grid connection. Lotus Resources has confirmed that production will restart in September 2025, with full reliance on refurbished onsite diesel gensets until late […] The post Kayelekera Turns to Costly Diesel as Malaw…

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Kayelekera to start with genset power

Faced with delayed connection to the national grid, Lotus Resources Limited, a company which owns Kayelekera Uranium Mine in Karonga District, says it will resume long-awaited production in September using onsite diesel-powered generators. But in its quarterly activities report, the firm said it positive that the mine will be connected to the national electricity grid during the latter part of 2026 as it is procuring relevant equipment for the p…

Uranium crunch: the race to fuel the West’s nuclear energy revival – by Heidi Vella (Mining Technology – May 6, 2025)

https://www.mining-technology.com/ Amid Russian sanctions and China’s foothold over current uranium supply, how will the West secure the reserves it requires? The devastating accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan in March 2011 triggered a global reassessment of nuclear power, radically reshaping and diminishing the industry, with reactors shut down and national bans brought in. ...

Uranium crunch: the race to fuel the West’s nuclear energy revival

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