In November 2021, the governments of South Africa, the US, the UK, France, Germany and the EU announced a partnership to mobilise $8.5 billion (R131 billion) over the next 3-5 years to support the implementation of South Africa’s Just Transition.
Statements and writing on the Just Energy Transition Partnership, or JETP, by the Life After Coal campaign:
- South Africa’s first climate finance deal is a promising start, 2 November 2021
- How to ensure that South Africa’s climate finance deal delivers climate justice, 4 November 2021, Business Day
- Section 2 of the Just Transition Open Agenda: “Financing the transition – and not financing coal and other fossil fuels”
Key correspondence by the Life After Coal campaign and the Fair Finance South Africa Coalition:
- Life After Coal campaign and Fair Finance Coalition South Africa letter to the President and others, dated 22 February 2022
- Life After Coal campaign and Fair Finance Coalition South Africa letter to Head of Presidential Climate Finance Task Team and others, dated 2 September 2022
- Reply from Deputy Chair of the Presidential Climate Commission, dated 12 September 2022
Countdown Calendar
Eskom has indicated the following as decommissioning dates for its ageing coal-fired power stations. View in detail...
| Power Station | Date |
|---|---|
| Grootvlei | 2018 |
| Komati | 2019 |
| Camden | 2020 |
| Hendrina | 2020 |
| Arnot | 2021 |
| Kriel | 2026 |
| Matla | 2029 |
| Duvha | 2030 |
| Lethabo | 2035 |
| Tutuka | 2035 |
| Matimba | 2037 |
| Kendal | 2038 |
| Majuba | 2046 |
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