Nuclear “must be part of the conversation” in Australia says Laura Tyler, BHP's chief technical officer.

President Emmanuel Macron has said Japan and France will work together to boost French energy sovereignty through the supply of critical metals from Mongolia.

Frequent breakdowns by state-owned utility Eskom's ageing coal-fired plants have led to extensive power cuts.

The country is on course to deliver less coal to the coast for export than last year.

The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also."

The company has now commenced the first phases of the Phoenix project.

Fossil fuels still account for 82% of supply.