Energy and Mines Magazine Issue 28

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interview

MARNA CLOETE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IVANHOE MINES

The present and future role of renewables at Ivanhoe Mines ADRIENNE BAKER DIRECTOR Energy and Mines

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vanhoe Mines is a Canadian company with three projects in Southern Africa. They are focused on powering their mines primarily with electricity generated from clean, renewable energy sources, such as hydropower, solar and wind where applicable. The Kamoa-Kakula and Kipushi projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo are already using hydropowergenerated electricity, and they are looking at ways to incorporate solar power to augment grid-supplied power at all operations. In this interview, Ivanhoe President Marna Cloete discusses the role of renewables at Ivanhoe Mines.

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