Global miner Anglo American has signed a 15-year contract to buy electricity generated from a photovoltaic plant owned and operated by Atlas Renewable Energy for its iron-ore mining operations in Brazil.
The Casablanca solar plant, located in Minas Gerais, will supply 613GWh from 2022.
Atlas will invest 881-million reals, or about $190-million, in the solar PV project, which has an installed capacity of 330 MW with more than 800 000 modules.