Development of a 68-kilometre route between Ermelo, east of Johannesburg, and Eskom’s Majuba power station started over a decade ago to replace the continuous flow of trucks delivering coal to the plant.
A World Bank Group-funded effort to increase train access to a power plant in South Africa’s coal-rich region has started to significantly backslide as criminals target the country’s rail system.
Once completed, the rail line will be cheaper, faster and more environmentally friendly, according to the World Bank. , which is intended to enhance power supplies in a manner that would also support long-term carbon mitigation. report found, and poor performance at the Majuba station has already reduced the amount of coal the plant consumes.“Sabotage was raised subsequently by Eskom as one of the main challenges the company has been facing, which appears to be an issue across much of its generation fleet,” the World Bank saidThis is yet another challenge for a company already struggling to meet electricity demand.
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