TotalEnergies to establish 160MW New Caledonia PV

• Projects for mining as well as metallurgy consortium will certainly include 340MWh of storage

TotalEnergies is to develop solar farms completing 160MW and also power storage with 340 megawatt-hours of capacity in New Caledonia.

The projects will certainly deliver power via a 25-year eco-friendly power acquisition contract for the industrial operations of mining as well as metallurgy consortium Prony Resources New Caledonia.

TotalEnergies will develop the projects between 2022 as well as 2025 in succeeding phases.

Most of the installations will certainly be located on residential property had by the Grand Sud hydrometallurgical plant.

The first 30MW facility is set up to come online in 2023.

Ultimately, the project will cover virtually two-thirds of the site's electrical power needs and will certainly help avoid near to 230,000 tonnes of CO2 discharges.

The project strengthens Prony Resources New Caledonia's ambition of achieving carbon nonpartisanship by 2040.

TotalEnergies Renewables France chief executive Thierry Muller said: "Prony Resources New Caledonia's commitment to decarbonization is both ambitious as well as pioneering in the industry.

" We are really happy to support their energy shift, and that of New Caledonia. As commercial firms, we assume as well as act properly.

" Our 2 firms are devoted to securing natural deposits as well as biodiversity, and also to enhancing the circumstance of local communities.

" With this long-lasting collaboration, we are showing that it is feasible to sustain industrial activity in New Caledonia as well as join a lasting advancement strategy at the same time."

Prony Resources New Caledonia chairman Antonin Beurrier stated: "Definitely, one of one of the most crucial paths in our commercial makeover-- an orderly and assertive shift of our energy mix in the direction of renewables-- allows Prony Resources to make certain that its electrical vehicle battery maker consumers are provided with high environmental top quality nickel and also cobalt while adding to New Caledonia's lasting growth.

" The choice of TotalEnergies generates world-class industrial experience and opens the door to amazing opportunities as well as innovations in the years in advance."