South Africa said natural gas will become a key source of electricity in its plan to reduce dependence on coal. “Gas will be a cornerstone of baseload” power, Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Tuesday, referring to round-the-clock generation. Read the full article by here: Johannesburg, South Africa News Submit and get free press releases here: MyPR … [Read more...] about Energy crunch: SA looks to gas
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SA’s power crunch risks rating
South Africa’s economy could have been 10 percent larger if power shortages hadn’t stifled growth and investment and put the nation’s debt at risk of being cut to junk, economists’ estimates show. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, which supplies about 95 percent of the country’s electricity, is rationing supply because it can’t meet demand from ageing … [Read more...] about SA’s power crunch risks rating
