South Africa not abandoning coal yet - president

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said there are no plans to immediately abandon coal-fired power stations during a proposed transition to cleaner forms of energy.

The country is one of the world's most coal-dependent nations and is a significant polluter.

It is currently experiencing lengthy power cuts blamed on ageing infrastructure and corruption.

Since 2021 South Africa has secured several billion dollars in international loans and grants to support a switch to greener power.

Addressing colleagues from the governing African National Congress (ANC) party, Mr Ramaphosa suggested it would be unwise to reduce the country's capacity as it made what he called a just energy transition.

The ANC has close links with the country's mining unions.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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