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Komati Power Station decommissioned after serving for 60 years. The shutdown took place on 31 October 2022. The power plant will be converted into a renewable generation site powered with 150MW of solar, 70MW of wind and 150MW of storage batteries.
BELEM

UPDATED: Komati illustrates the human cost of South Africa’s energy transition

What should have been a model for climate action has become a cautionary tale of what happens when communities are excluded from decisions that reshape their lives

  • Dianah Chiyangwa
6 min read
Just don’t do it: A barge transports coal (above) at the Mahakam River in Samarinda in Indonesia, and a forest is cleared for farming in the country’s North Kalimantan area. (Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ESKOM

Decarbonising: SA v Indonesia

South Africa is more advanced on the just transition but pledges are rolling for Indonesia

  • Ozayr Patel
6 min read
Lessons have been learned, the minister told a debate on the just energy transition. (Ozayr Patel/M&G)
COAL

Tour of Komati power station reveals dilemmas

Achieving a just transition needs years of planning – without it, people will suffer

  • Ozayr Patel
7 min read
Blueprint for the just energy transition: Banks of solar panels are being erected around Komati’s old chimney stacks. Photo: Thabo Molelekwa
COAL

Renewable energy training ramps up at Komati power station

An update on the training and community support programmes taking shape at Eskom’s pilot renewable energy plant

  • Thabo Molelekwa
  • Oxpeckers
6 min read
COAL
Video

Just transition: Mpumalanga Eskom employees in the dark

Those at Hendrina and Komati coal-fired power stations say they don’t know what a just transition is

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Sheree Bega
  • Lesego Chepape
10 min read
Since Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced last year that the government would relieve Eskom of a large portion of its debt, markets have been on the edge of their seats waiting for more detail. (Getty)
COAL
Video

Coal workers worry about the just transition

The M&G visited Hendrina and Komati power stations to find out what people think

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Lesego Chepape
7 min read