Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
Credit: © Greenpeace Africa / Mujahid Safodien
05 November 2018
Despite the ongoing air pollution disaster in the South African coal fields and industrial heartlands, our Health Minister has decided against participating in the first-ever World Health Organisation (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health. This caused Life After Coal partner organisation, groundWork, to send an open letter to Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Read this letter here.
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 |
The CER is a non-profit organisation of activist lawyers who help communities and civil society organisations realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment… read more
Earthlife Africa Johannesburg was founded in 1988 to mobilise civil society around environmental issues in relation to people… read more
groundWork is a non-profit environmental justice service and developmental organisation working in the areas of Climate & Energy Justice, Coal, Environmental Health… read more