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Mining Weekly reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Thursday delivered memoranda at the Arnot, Komati and Duvha power stations, setting out its grievances over Eskom’s decommissioning plan.
The state-owned power utility intends to close five power stations over five years, threatening 6,000 direct power station jobs and thousands of mining and transport jobs. The decision was taken in light of Eskom’s commitments to independent power producers (IPPs). The coal-fired power stations in Eskom’s crosshairs are Camden, Grootvlei, Kriel, Hendrina and Komati. “We are vehemently opposed to the Eskom board’s decision to close down the five power stations,” NUM said in a statement, noting that its members would be demonstrating at the power stations. Meanwhile, the NUM’s PWV region, in Gauteng, called for the resignation of Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown and the Eskom board, led by Ben Ngubane. Noting that it was mindful of the need to deal with climate change, the NUM said “IPPs cannot be implemented at the expense of massive job losses”.
- Read this report in full at Mining Weekly
- Read the NUM’s press statement in this regard at Cosatu Today
- Read the NUM PWV Region’s press statement at Cosatu Today
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