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Solar plant, battery storage enhance sustainability in tailings

The transition to renewable-energy use is an integral part of DRDGOLD’s approach to decreasing its environmental footprint and impact, says CEO Niël Pretorius, adding that the miner’s decarbonisation strategy will see the proportion of renewable energy used rising to about 14 000 MWh/month, equating to about half of Ergo’s overall energy consumption by the second quarter of the 2025 financial year