Enterprise-wide power management gives Sibanye’s mines the control they need
MINING, MINERALS AND METALS
Goals
- The implementation of an enterprise-wide power control solution that would meet Sibanye’s geographically-distributed needs
Challenges
- A singular application that spanned across and satisfied the needs of all Sibanye’s operations
- Perform automated load shifting
- Automated load clipping
- Centrally-managed control of the system, its equipment, and its schedules
- Continue operation in spite of network outages
Results
- The SCADA system is now a single application spanning across all of Sibanye Gold’s operations
- Management has access to all data and information across the enterprise
- Centralised energy control
- Flexible system
- More deployments of this successful solution into new mines
Solutions & Products

Implementation
Sibanye launched an initiative to implement an enterprise-wide power control module that would meet the following criteria:
- Consist of a singular application that spanned across and satisfied the needs of all Sibanye’s operations
- Perform automated load shifting
- Maintain usage within limits at all times (automated load clipping)
- Provide centrally-managed control of the system, its equipment and its schedules
- Continue operation in spite of network outages

Results
- The current SCADA system is now a single application spanning across all of Sibanye Gold’s operations.
- Management now has access to all data and information across the enterprise.
- All energy control projects can be controlled centrally and projects are underway to move to central control.
- This system is flexible enough to allow for continuous improvements and savings.
- Sibanye has acquired more mines and the system is being successfully implemented into these new ventures