Snehal Nagar News Today

Andre de Ruyter’s book, released today by Penguin Random House, includes a host of allegations that are going to cause a stir. This is an edited extract.

In the rolling hills of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province, hundreds of builders, welders and engineers are putting the final touches to a gigantic new power station that is set to burn as much as 13.6 million metric tonnes of coal a year until it is eventually shuttered in 2073. The 4,800 megawatt, dry-cooled Kusile plant and the almost identical Medupi facility, which was completed last year, would be key to meeting demand for energy in a country that has been plagued by rolling blackouts s...

South Africa’s 2019 energy blueprint, which is currently under review, envisions coal accounting for 59% of electricity output by 2030, down from more than 80% currently.

In the rolling hills of Mpumalanga, hundreds of builders, welders and engineers are putting the final touches to a gigantic new power station that’s set to burn as much as 15 million tons of coal a year until it is eventually shuttered in 2073.

Environmentalists caution that Kusile and Medupi's continued operation will be a major impediment to South Africa meeting its commitment to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions.


The testimony of controversial former Eskom chief financial officer (CFO) Anoj Singh has been postponed at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, after a fault was found with the summons