OUR BURNING PLANET: Mantashe must abandon plans to develop 1,500MW of coal-powered electricity, or face court case, say activists

Mantashe must abandon plans to develop 1,500MW of coal-powered electricity, or face court case, say activistsMantashe must abandon plans to develop 1,500MW of coal-powered electricity, or face court case, say activists by Tembile Sgqolana, Daily Maverick September 23, 2021 Environmental and climate justice groups are calling on Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to abandon plans to develop 1,500MW of new coal-fired electricity...

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