Eskom warns on long-term coal supply outlook


Issue 146 - 20 Sep 2008 | 5 minute read

The South African utility has warned that its coal needs run the risk of outstripping local supply within ten years, posing a fresh challenge to southern Africa’s energy industry, writes Our Cape Town Correspondent. Faced with rising coal exports from the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) and a slowdown in new coal mining projects,

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