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FILE: Gwede Mantashe. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

Coal

Mantashe defends country's continued use of coal-supplied energy

By Babalo Ndenze

Mineral and Energy Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said the country could not just drop coal in favour of cleaner renewables, and it would remain part of the...

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    OPINION: Destabilising coal usage in SA will cripple our economy

    South Africa accounts for less than 1% of greenhouse gas emissions. Our responsibility to combat climate change must be proportional to our contribution to the problem, writes Kanakana Mudzanani and Vuslat Bayoglu.

    97 days ago
  • Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe at a media briefing on the coronavirus on 25 March 2020 in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Mantashe: Coal miners an integral part of SA’s energy transition

    Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said that although the country had committed to combat climate change, the sector must participate in discussions around the national development trajectory with regard to the future usage of coal.

    104 days ago
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressing the media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 6 February 2020. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu\EWN

    De Ruyter facing a challenge to turn Eskom around, says Germany's Merkel

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel said with its resources, South Africa should be able to benefit from renewable energy.

    830 days ago
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    Transnet in talks to increase coal supply to Eskom

    Transnet anticipates increasing the volume of coal being transported to Eskom from 8 million tons this year to 11.5 million tons in the next financial year.

    831 days ago
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    SA has abundance of coal to last about 50 years - CGS

    The CGS blasted banks for stopping investments in new coal projects.

    881 days ago
  • FILE: Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. Picture: EWN

    Clean energy to be the main source of generating electricity, says Mantashe

    He said while coal generation would continue for the foreseeable future, clean energy would gradually increase in the period to 2030.

    941 days ago
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    South Africa's entire coal line shut for maintenance - Transnet

    Transnet Freight Rail said the shutdown, from 2-11 July, will cover the entire coal line which has flows originating from Ermelo, Vryheid, Richards Bay, Witbank, Ladysmith and Isando depots.

    1054 days ago
  • Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Petterson. Picture Ilze-Marie le Roux/EWN

    Joemat-Pettersson names preferred bidders for coal baseload IPPP

    This programme allows the private sector to generate energy using coal resources for the first time.

    2045 days ago
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