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Australia’s PLS signs 20-year power deal with Fortescue unit for Pilgangoora lithium mine

By Reuters News

Oct 28 (Reuters) - Australia's PLS Group PLS.AX signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with FMG Clean Energy on Wednesday, owned by iron ore miner Fortescue FMG.AX, to meet growing power demand at its Pilgangoora operation under the P2000 expansion plan.

The country's largest independent lithium producer plans to invest about A$150 million ($105.42 million) between 2027 and 2029 in transmission connection and power infrastructure upgrades.

  • FMG will supply at least 325 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually to the Pilgangoora Operation from 2029, subject to regulatory approvals and construction of the required infrastructure.

  • PLS expects the agreement to lower unit operating costs at Pilgangoora by about A$15 to A$20 per tonne under its P2000 expansion plan.

  • "PLS is our first customer, with a strong pipeline of others across the Pilbara looking to our Green Grid for

    greater choice and flexibility in how they source their power," said Fortescue CEO, Dino Otranto.

  • The company expects the agreement to help cut Pilgangoora's power-related emissions intensity to reduce by up to 80% from 2023 levels by 2030.

  • Separately, PLS revised its full-year capital expenditure forecast for 2027 to A$1.13 to $1.20 billion, up from its previous outlook of A$1.11 to A$1.18 million.

  • Earlier this month, PLS had approved a A$1.9 billion expansion of Pilgangoora lithium mine, betting that growing electric-vehicle adoption would support long-term lithium demand despite recent price volatility.

($1 = 1.4229 Australian dollars)

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