# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa will continue to use coal in its energy mix for the foreseeable future. Coal-fired power stations produce 85-percent of the country’s electricity, making South Africa the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse gas emissions in Africa. Ramokgopa says coal will remain the backbone of the energy system – not out of disregard for the country’s climate obligations, but due to economic and infrastructural realities. He adds technology is being used to reduce emissions from coal-fired power stations.
Minister Ramokgopa says coal will remain the backbone of SA’s energy system