Eskom CEO Says Carbon Capture Being Considered in South Africa

  • Coal-fired utility is nation’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter
  • Labor union skeptical of estimate for renewable jobs

Andre de Ruyter

Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg
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Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is evaluating the use of carbon capture at power plants as part of decarbonization plans to transform the coal-burning utility.

The process that captures carbon-dioxide emissions would need to be financially viable, Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter said in an interview on radio station 702 on Friday.