South Africa still committed to coal, and to upgrading the national grid

South African Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Tuesday reaffirmed the country’s commitment to coal-based energy. He was delivering the keynote address at the Enlit Africa 2025 conference, being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. “South Africa is sitting on significant coal reserves,” he pointed out. “We’re not going to abandon coal.”