SA may hit climate goals without closing coal stations - thanks to load shedding, poor plant output | Business

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SA could meet its climate change commitments and simultaneously prolong the lives of some of Eskom's oldest power stations, given the low output from coal-fired power stations, says the presidency official who sits on the National Energy Crisis Committee.

SA made ambitious climate change commitments to close down coal plants.Load shedding and poor coal plant performance mean emissions are low and climate commitments could be met by default.South Africa could meet its climate change commitments and simultaneously prolong the lives of some of Eskom's oldest power stations, given the low output from coal-fired power stations, says Rudi Dicks, the presidency official who sits on the National Energy Crisis Committee .

Ramokgopa has proposed that old power stations should not be decommissioned according to the Eskom timetable amid an energy crisis. Dicks said a diagnostic study had been commissioned by Necom to determine the viability and cost of prolonging the life of coal power stations. Dicks also noted that the low energy availability factor of coal-fired power stations – below 50% – could mean that SA could still meet its climate change commitments without closing down coal. SA committed at the COP26 conference in December 2021 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within a certain range as part of its fair share of the global effort to contain global warming at 1.5 degrees. On this basis, it raised $8.5 billion in funding from foreign governments to assist with the transition.

Camden, one of Eskom's best-performing power stations, has three units – each 140MW – due for decommissioning in the next 12 months and another five units over the next two years.

 

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