Energy & Science
Eskom Considers Delaying Closure of Three Coal-Fired Plants
- Utility to push out de-commissioning until as late as 2030
- Grootvlei, Camden, Hendrina coal plants may be kept open
Eskom’s Grootvlei coal-fired power station stands in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned power utility, is considering delaying the closure of three of its oldest coal-fired power plants by several years to maintain generation capacity.
The company, which produces almost all of South Africa’s power, wants to push back the closure of the Grootvlei, Camden and Hendrina power plants until as late as 2030, according to documents it submitted to the Centre for Environmental Rights after a request was made under an access to information law. Eskom didn’t immediately respond to a request for further comment.