Kamoa Copper has begun signing contracts for the second phase of its solar power program for the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in Lualaba province, including a new 30 MW power purchase agreement with Green World Energie signed in late April 2026.

The second phase is expected to raise the site’s total solar generation capacity to 120 MW by 2027, in line with plans announced in July 2025.

The first 60 MW phase remains on schedule and is expected to be commissioned at the start of the third quarter of 2026. It is being developed by CrossBoundary Energy and Green World Energie, which are financing, owning and operating the facilities. Kamoa Copper will be the sole offtaker of the electricity produced.

CrossBoundary Energy is not expected to participate in the second phase, according to sources familiar with the matter. A separate 30 MW agreement is expected to be signed with another energy company before the end of May.

Kamoa Copper said the solar expansion is intended to strengthen energy security at the mining complex while supporting its carbon reduction targets. The company said the agreements are part of its strategy to deploy low-emission energy technologies to meet growing electricity demand.

The expansion comes as power demand at the mining complex rises sharply. Ivanhoe Mines, a shareholder in Kamoa Copper and operator of the complex, projects electricity demand at the site will rise to 347 MW by December 2028 from 208 MW at the end of 2025. Under Ivanhoe’s energy plan, all of that demand is expected to be supplied by renewable energy sources.

Boaz Kabeya