Business Report 2 February 2012.

South Africa’s future energy mix envisioned in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2) is putting the competitiveness of the coal industry in danger and is far too ambitious for the South Africa’s economy which depends vastly on coal, coal analyst said at the IHS McCloskey South African coal export conference in Cape Town…

(Editorial comment from Peter Atkins: The logic in this article is a bit convoluted. The coal industry is not under threat from the IRP2 because the export coal market is flourishing, also we Eskom warning that there won’t be enough coal for the SA coal-fired power stations into the future. Please do add your comments.).

http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/sa-energy-plans-are-too-ambitious-1.1226170