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South Africa: Regulator reconsiders Eskom’s Richards Bay gas power plant


Issue 480 - 16 Mar 2023 - By Tonderayi Mukeredzi | 1 minute read

Plans by Eskom to build a 3GW CCGT plant at Richards Bay may yet go ahead, following reports that regulator Nersa had reversed its previous opposition to the scheme. A Nersa spokesman told African Energy the energy regulator had yet to make a final decision on the matter.

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