coal

  1. Luis

    South African businesses negatively impacted by Eskom's reliance on coal

    South African businesses negatively impacted by Eskom's reliance on coal The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered a new phase on 1 January 2026, moving from a reporting and data-gathering exercise to a system that now imposes a financial liability on imports of...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    How much more Eskom spent on its largest power station vs China

    How much more Eskom spent on its largest power station vs China Eskom spent nearly seven times as much building its biggest and most advanced coal power station as China did constructing the world's largest coal-fired plant with similar technologies. Eskom's Kusile power station near...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Trains collide on Transnet's main coal export line

    Trains collide on Transnet's main coal export line Trains on South Africa’s main coal export line collided early on 14 January, shutting the route that’s been plagued with issues, according to state logistics company Transnet SOC Ltd. Workers are trying to clear the two trains that were...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    EU penalties on the cards for South Africa if it does not start ditching coal

    EU penalties on the cards for South Africa if it does not start ditching coal South Africa must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to avoid export penalties being threatened by key trading partners, a government official said on Wednesday. “We are doing this for ourselves because it...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mantashe says South Africa must focus on energy poverty over cutting emissions

    Mantashe says South Africa must focus on energy poverty over cutting emissions South Africa must balance the need to cut emissions with increasing electricity access and developing its natural resources, according to the nation’s energy minister. “We can’t be only about decarbonisation,”...
  7. Jan

    Eskom coal truck driver caught red-handed - investigator declines R50,000 bribe to release him

    Eskom nails truck driver for swapping delivery with sub-grade coal Eskom has announced the arrest of a coal truck driver found in possession of sub-grade coal destined for the power utility. While the truck left the mine with the correct specification of coal, it was swapped with sub-par coal...
  8. RedViking

    Truckloads of Trouble [KZN]

    Truckloads of Trouble Dave Savides https://zululandobserver.co.za/
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    Zuma’s plan to fix SA’s electricity crisis

    Zuma’s plan to fix South Africa’s electricity crisis SA President Jacob Zuma has unveiled his plan to fix Eskom’s problems and resolve the electricity crisis in South Africa
  10. D

    6 reasons why Eskom is load shedding

    Cape Town - As the country once again experiences rolling scheduled blackouts for the third time this year, energy analyst Chris Yelland explained to Fin24 what he thinks the real reasons are.
  11. LazyLion

    Unlicensed Coal Mines Supplying ESKOM

    Eskom has been buying coal from 19 South African coal mines which do not have water licences, for at least two years, it was reported on Monday. Under the National Water Act it is illegal for a mine to start up and operate without a water licence, Beeld reported. According to the...
  12. jes

    Eskom worried about long term coal supply

    Eskom worried about long term coal supply The security of coal supplies over the long term is a problem, power utility Eskom said on Wednesday.
  13. jes

    Eskom wants to cut coal dependency

    Eskom wants to cut coal dependency Eskom plans to reduce its dependency on coal over the next 20 years, the chief executive at the power utility, Brian Dames has said.
  14. jes

    Facebook mustn't use coal power says Greenpeace

    Facebook mustn't use coal power says Greenpeace Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.
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