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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 since 2008. However, environmentalists caution that their continued operation would be a major imped...

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.