Orezone enters clean energy supply deal for Bomboré project
- annaklapper
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 8
As clean energy alternatives continue to garner support within the mining industry, Orezone Gold’s (TSXV: ORE) Bomboré gold project in Burkina Faso has become the latest to use new power solutions with a hybrid of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and solar energy.
On Wednesday, the company announced it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Genser Energy Burkina SA for the supply of clean energy electrical power for the Bomboré project.
“LNG power systems, coupled with solar, will enable energy intensive industries such as mining to reduce fuel consumption, decrease energy costs and significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions,” Orezone president and CEO Patrick Downey said in a news release.
Under the PPA, Genser will use LNG as its main fuel, augmented with a staged solar plant. Bomboré will be the first mine in Burkina Faso to use LNG to power its operations.