With the country's highest resource concentrations, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the surrounding regions have been at the epicentre of local coal mining industry for decades. it's no surprise then that this is where Exxaro's mines can be found.
Exxaro created renewable-energy company Cennergi in 2012 and built two wind farms with a combined capacity of 229 MW in the Eastern Cape in 2016
Situated some 20 km west of Kriel in Mpumalanga, South Africa, this mining complex comprises three mines that produce 14Mtpa of power station coal with a workforce of over 2 500 permanent employees and contractors. Matla is a fully mechanised underground mine employing continuous mining and short wall methods.
Its thermal coal is supplied to Eskom’s Matla power station in terms of a cost-plus agreement, reviewed annually, with a variable return payable by Eskom for any excess tonnage produced. The mine has a coal reserve base of 224,3Mt and a resource base (inclusive) of 752Mt.