Eskom Coal Mine May Risk South Africa Water Supply, Times Says

Water supply to millions of South Africans could be hampered if the development of a coal mine that will feed Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s Lethabo power station goes ahead, Johannesburg-based Times newspaper reports.

Rand Water Services (Pty) Ltd. and local residents are opposing the proposed Panfontein colliery, on the northern bank of the Vaal River, because it may affect water and the environment through the generation of acid water, according to the Times.