Leveraging mining for renewable power in developing countries
May 5, 2025 | 3:10 PM - 4:05 PMCC12
May 5, 2025 | 3:10 PM - 4:05 PM
CC12
Description
ROOM CC12
Organised by the OECD Development Centre (DEV).
Growing demand for critical minerals and declining ore grades will make mining more energy intensive. Automation, electrification, and digitisation of the mining industry are adding pressure on energy demand, while reducing or at best reshaping opportunities for local employment and procurement. With close to 750 million people worldwide still lacking access to electricity, with more than two- thirds in sub-Saharan Africa, this session will discuss how mining can be leveraged to turn a persistent challenge into an opportunity for creating shared value across governments, industry, and local communities. Participants will share experience and lessons learned from concrete case studies. They will also discuss critical enablers to encourage renewable energy integration into mining operations and the electrification of surrounding communities, including energy sector reforms, regulatory and contractual requirements, business models and de-risking instruments to attract investments. The session will also provide the opportunity to discuss how the shift of the mining industry to low-carbon energy presents an opportunity for resource-rich developing economies to foster the synergistic development of higher value-added activities in the renewable energy sector to advance diversification objectives and avoid the commodity trap.
Please note that this session will NOT be livestreamed.
Session available in ENGLISH and FRENCH only.
