COAL FOR POWER GENERATION

The opencast Brakfontein coal mine, above, near Delmas in Mpumalanga, is owned and operated by Tegeta Exploration and Resources. The mine, which has been supplying coal to Eskom since March, has a contract to provide 100 000 t of coal a month to the State electricity company. An extension to the mine, which is due to come stream later this year, will see more supply to the power generation utility, also at a rate of 100 000 t a month.