Shumba to double Sechaba project capacity

Friday, October 03, 2014

Coal mining firm, Shumba Coal, aims to double its 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Sechaba coal project within the next two years as the company looks to add exports to its thermal power station project.

Shumba coal has revealed that it would bring a 1.5mtpa coal mine by 2016, after which the mine’s capacity will be doubled to cater for a 300MW power station by 2017. “ The coal project has a clear future which consists of three elements which include construction of the mine before it is subsequently expanded by 2017.

A further expansion of the mine to produce and supply an additional two million tonnes per annum of thermal coal for export through South Africa. This will bring the mine capacity to 5 mtpa,” the company stated.

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