Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
South Africa can no longer afford to fuel its growth and development with a dirty, coal-hungry energy diet, as the march towards renewable energy and a life after coal is rolling out on a truly global scale... continued
The expansion of coal-fired power generation through the Coal Baseload Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (CBLIPPPP) is not compatible with Sout... continued
Poorly-regulated mining and coal-fired power generation in South Africa are responsible for air and water pollution, destruction of arable l... continued
On Tuesday, 23 August 2016, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA), represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), instituted legal proceedings in the Pretoria High Court to set aside t... continued
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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