US EditionSouth Africa Is Set to Run Coal Power Plants for Longer Than Planned
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South Africa's power utility to delay coal plants closures
South Africa experienced one of its worst electricity crisis last year with daily power cuts of up to almost 10 hours. It strangled Africa's most developed economy. This put the spotlight on the government's energy transition strategy.
South Africa Is Set to Run Coal Power Plants for Longer Than Planned
Eskom, the state-held utility of South Africa, plans to operate some coal-fired power plants for longer than initially envisaged to avoid making an already vulnerable grid more unreliable, the company’s CEO said on Tuesday. South Africa has been in the grips of an energy crisis with daily rolling power cuts that have been crippling the economy as Eskom continually fails to boost generation capacity to keep pace with growing demand in recent year…
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