Eskom pollution kills 330 people a year, company says

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Eskom said pollution from its coal-fired plants kills about 330 people a year.

drew from its own research, contrasts with a number of independent reports that put the figure at between 650 and 2 000 people a year. Environmentalists are protesting over plans by Eskom and the government possibly to slow down the pace of planned closures to alleviate power outages that are crippling the economy.

Eskom has not undertaken a specific study on the impact of extending the life of its stations on health

 

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