Coal
Mantashe defends country's continued use of coal-supplied energy
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...
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.
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.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said with its resources, South Africa should be able to benefit from renewable energy.
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.
The CGS blasted banks for stopping investments in new coal projects.
He said while coal generation would continue for the foreseeable future, clean energy would gradually increase in the period to 2030.
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.
This programme allows the private sector to generate energy using coal resources for the first time.