The updated long-term blueprint for the country’s power infrastructure looks at supply-and-demand needs
After a year of energy market volatility lit a fire under demand for coal, lobbyists of the commodity say it is set to stick around
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We can’t continue this way, say ministers at discussion on energy
SA is in a state of emergency regarding power supply and must act accordingly with quick and decisive interventions
But analysts say the fossil fuel’s boom will probably be short-lived as the turn to renewable energy picks up
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility