THE recently installed Hot Gas Generator at the Selous Metallurgical Complex (SMC) has doubled Zimplats Holdings (Zimplats) coal usage, hindering the company’s targets to reduce fossil-fuel consumption across its operations.The hot gas generator is a coal-fired fluidised-bed unit used to supply hot air to a flash dryer. This critical piece of equipment is part of…
New plant doubles Zimplats coal use
The new facility follows the commissioning of a 35MW solar plant last year and forms part of a US$200 million investment programme aimed at strengthening power security for the miner's operations.