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South Africa Defends Coal-Fired Energy

South Africa has no choice but to build new generating capacity relying on its most abundant energy source, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

  • South Africa:   Why Coal is the Best Way to Power SA's Growth

    BuaNews, 24 March 2010

    Today, the South African economy is two-thirds larger than it was in 1994, when Nelson Mandela took office as the country's first democratically elected president. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Coal-Fired Denialism

    AfricaFocus, 23 March 2010

    With a request for a $3.75 billion World Bank loan for a new coalfired power plant, South African political leaders seem determined to entrench a policy on climate change that… Read more »

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