Wescoal deemed an essential service provider
As an Eskom supplier the company will remain operational, but warns the industry is in uncharted territory.
25 March 2020 - 13:04
Wescoal, a supplier of coal to Eskom, has been deemed an essential service provider and will remain operational during the 21-day lockdown, the company said on Wednesday.
“Coal producers and power stations are included as essential service in SA and are to remain operational,” Wescoal said in a statement. “Additionally, Wescoal supplies coal to other essential services like hospitals through our trading business. By virtue of this, it is an essential service-provider in the electricity and energy space.”..
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