Komati shutdown scars run deep in Mpumalanga communities
Presidential Climate Commission hosts workshop in Ermelo on just transition, but locals are not impressed
16 January 2024 - 05:00
The final decommissioning of Komati power station in Mpumalanga in 2022, which Eskom has admitted was not properly planned and executed, is a major source of worry for communities in this province that will be affected by similar shutdowns of coal-fired power plants in the future.
On Monday the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), which in 2023 published a report on the lessons learnt from the Komati shutdown, hosted a workshop with community and business leaders in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, on just transition implementation initiatives in the province...
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