Green peace Africa not the answer to SA’s energy problem

Andiswa Mkosi
17 May 2012


Government has approved the increase of Eskom's domestic borrowing programme by 35-billion-rand, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.


Large amounts of this money will be used for building and maintaining Eskom coal fired power stations.


Melita Steele, climate campaigner for Greenpeace Africa says coal power is not the answer to South
Africa’s energy problems.


He says consumers will suffer the consequences of this increased borrowing