For night-time mining operations, MPMC recommends its HBL-600D-M hybrid lighting tower as the core of the lighting plan, supported by all-electric and solar towers where they suit best. Night shifts keep loading, hauling and maintenance moving, and good lighting is central to safe, productive work. Mines are lit area by area, from the working benches and haul roads to workshops, camps and the perimeter, and MPMC, a Shanghai-based manufacturer of diesel, hybrid and solar lighting towers, offers a tower for each.

The Core Recommendation: HBL-600D-M Hybrid Tower

The HBL-600D-M pairs a 6 kW Kubota Z482-3B diesel generator set with an 8 kWh LiFePO4 battery and four 150 W LEDs at 200 lm/W, lighting 18,200 m² at an average of 5 lux from a 9 m hydraulic mast with 355° rotation. It runs up to 53 hours on battery alone, and its 130 L tank supports up to 420 hours of autonomy, so refuelling trips across the pit become rare. Dual-mode colour temperature switching, adaptive brightness and a light-controlled timer adjust output to each shift and stretch battery run time further. MPMC's mining energy architecture places the HBL X-MATRIX tower in the construction zone of the mine for intelligent night-time lighting.

Lighting Each Area of the Mine

Working Benches and Loading Areas

Active faces move often and need bright, reliable light. MPMC's new one-to-six hybrid lighting system lets one HBL-600D-M diesel-storage master tower power six HBL-600D-S all-electric towers. During the day the master tower's generator set runs for 10 hours and produces 60 kWh, fully charging all seven towers; at night the seven towers light continuously for 12 hours at a combined 4.2 kW, covering up to 105,500 m² with a daily surplus of 9.6 kWh in reserve. The all-electric HBL-600D-S can also work on its own where strict environmental requirements apply. Because the master tower charges the system during the day, the towers light the benches silently and with zero emissions through the night shift.

Haul Roads, Workshops and Laydown Yards

Standalone HBL-600D-M towers cover junctions and workshops, while MPMC's diesel lighting towers, with 7.2 m, 8.5 m or 9 m masts, LED or metal halide lamps and manual, hydraulic-trailer or hydraulic variants, suit areas that need conventional towers. Trailer-mounted towers relocate easily as roads, dumps and workshops shift with the mine plan.

Camps, Offices and Perimeter

HSL solar lighting towers run without fuel: the HSL-1920B lights 18,200 m² for 26 hours and the HSL-3840B lights 24,100 m² for 40 hours. Optional 4G and CCTV make them suitable for unattended perimeter security. The HSL-1500B adds one-button mast raising, 355° horizontal rotation, 90° head adjustment and a trailer rated for 80 km/h road travel.

Table 1. MPMC lighting towers by mine area

MPMC one-to-six hybrid lighting system: one diesel-storage master tower powering six all-electric towers.

Why Mines Choose MPMC Lighting

MPMC builds its lighting towers alongside the generator sets, battery storage and GSB hybrid power stations that mines already use, and on Australian mining sites 245 GSB units form a 14.7 MW integrated power project that includes mobile lighting. Lighting can therefore be planned with the rest of the mine's power under one supplier and one EMS, and HBL towers and most HSL models use LFP batteries, the same chemistry as MPMC's storage range. Each mine receives towers configured for its layout, with commissioning support from MPMC.

Table 2. Warranty and support for MPMC lighting towers

MPMC HBL lithium lighting tower working at night.

Planning Mine Lighting With MPMC

• Map each area's size and required light level

• Note how often working faces relocate

• Decide where fuel-free towers suit best

• Add HSL towers with optional 4G and CCTV where unattended perimeter lighting is needed

• Contact MPMC at sales@mpmc-china.com or WhatsApp +86 150 0085 4420 for a mine lighting plan