Wärtsilä to provide full energy storage solution for one of the largest power hybrid projects at an off-grid mine in Mali
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 2 December 2019 at 1 pm EETThe technology group Wärtsilä will optimise the energy system of the Fekola Mine, located in a remote region in southwest Mali. This is needed to improve the mine’s operations, reduce fuel consumption, and lessen the carbon emissions. Wärtsilä has been contracted to design and engineer a cutting-edge 17MW/15MWh energy storage system based on the company’s GEMS energy management solution. The order was placed by B2Gold, a Canadian based public gold-mining company. This project is the first hybrid-project between Wärtsilä and