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Article: Rio Tinto Alcan and South African Government in Discussions on Timing of COEGA Smelter Project.
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- March 13, 2008
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LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Rio Tinto Alcan today announced that it is in discussions with the South African government regarding the timing of the COEGA smelter project near Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A team, consisting of members from government, Rio Tinto and Eskom, are reviewing the terms of the project in order to align its timing with the availability of secure power generation capacity from Eskom.
"We are committed to working closely with the South African government to assist in mitigating the current energy crisis, while maintaining the option for future long term development of the Port Elizabeth region," said Dick Evans, chief ...