South African coal lobby loses court challenge over 2.3 GW of renewables

The country's top appeals court has dismissed the Coal Transporters Forum's long-running effort to nullify 2.3 GW of power purchase agreements which financially troubled utility Eskom signed with solar and wind developers in the country's fourth national tender round years ago.Time has finally run out on a bid by the Coal Transporters Forum of South Africa to cancel 27 renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) which financially troubled utility Eskom signed several years ago - including 813 MW of solar generation capacity across 12 sites. The nation's Supreme Court of Appeal in January ...

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