Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Economy News Headlines - Yahoo! News: S.Africa moves to secure coal for domestic power plants

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S.Africa moves to secure coal for domestic power plants
Jan 30th 2013, 08:53

A man walks past electricity pylons as he returns from work in Soweto, outside JohannesburgCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa has designated coal a "strategic resource", a move that could limit exports to protect supplies for domestic power plants, mining minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday. State-owned power utility Eskom relies on coal to generate 85 percent of the electricity that powers Africa's biggest economy. It has raised concerns about the quality and quantity of coal received from mining producers. Eskom has said coal producers have been favouring exports over supplies to the utility given higher returns in the export market. "Our intention is to ... ...


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