South Africa Power From Coal May Fall to 50% by 2050
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South Africa, the continent’s biggest coal producer, plans to reduce its reliance on the fossil fuel as a source of electricity to about 50 percent of its energy mix by 2050, down from more than 80 percent now.
The 50 percent goal is part of an integrated energy plan under development, according to Nelisiwe Magubane, director-general of the country’s Energy Department.