South Africa is looking for a way to both keep the lights on and the air clean after Eskom breached emissions limits.
Browsing: Barbara Creecy
South Africa, the world’s 13th biggest source of climate-warming greenhouse gases, will unveil details on how it plans to cut emissions next month.
Karpowership will re-file an application to the environment department in a bid to move its project forward at a time when South Africa is suffering its worst-ever power cuts.
A proposal by wealthy nations to mobilise the money to help South Africa reduce its dependence on coal has proved more complex than anticipated.
Karpowership said its appeal to overturn an environmental ruling has failed in another blow to South Africa’s attempts to resolve its power crisis.
Minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele said government is focused on adding as much new generation capacity to the grid as possible, as quickly as possible.
Government is still analysing details of a $8.5-billion financing package offered by rich Western nations last year to help the country shift away from coal.
Since 2015, government has granted waivers from emissions limits to Eskom and Sasol. The impact on people’s health and the environment has been grim.
Envoys from some of the world’s richest nations have met with South African cabinet ministers to discuss a climate deal that could see billions of dollars flowing in the country.
Eskom and Sasol, South Africa’s two biggest polluters, must comply with emission limits even if it costs them tens of billions of rand, environment minister Barbara Creecy said.