By Lebone Rodah Mosima
Eskom has launched a renewable-energy business aimed at supplying large industrial customers with low-carbon power.
This positions the state utility to compete for mining and manufacturing clients as South African exporters face growing pressure to cut the carbon footprint of goods sold into overseas markets.
The state-owned power utility said Eskom Green would accelerate the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects and support larger power users in meeting decarbonisation and energy-transition goals.
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The launch comes as carbon-content requirements, including the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, increase pressure on exporters in carbon-intensive sectors such as steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers and other industrial products to account for embedded emissions.
Group Executive for Eskom Renewables, Rivoningo Mnisi, said: “Eskom Green is a utility-scale renewable energy business that rapidly accelerates the options available to South
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