Climate watchdogs ask court to halt new Eskom gas power plant in Richards Bay despite Barbara Creecy’s backing for projectClimate watchdogs ask court to halt new Eskom gas power plant in Richards Bay despite Barbara Creecy’s backing for project by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick August 2, 2022 In a landmark legal challenge starting in Pretoria on Tuesday, 2 August, two environmental justice groups are urging the high court to set aside the authorisation of a major gas-to-electricity power plant,...
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This is one of the fastest ways of getting more base load power onto the grid, aswell as providing the catalyst for large scale LNG infrastructure which SA’s large industrial users (I.e. manufacturers and job creators) desperately need.