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May 04 2018 nbsp 0183 32In a major policy reversal Stateowned electricity producer Eskom is budgeting to invest in the sustenance of mines that supply coal to the utility on a costplus basis During Brian Molefe s controversial tenure as Eskom CEO the utility became hostile to the costplus model which Molefe described as being akin to owning a bakery when it was bread that was required

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Mar 17 2016 nbsp 0183 32Wind and solar generating stations according to the South Africa Department of Energy now add roughly 1 000 megawatts of new generating capacity annually to the national grid take up less space and cause much less damage to the land than coal mines and use scant amounts of water

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