Coal Energy In South Africa

“Failure is not a reason to give up but to work harder”. Coal energy in South Africa has been dominant in terms of electric energy production however load-shedding and blackouts have been the downfall of using coal energy. South Africa’s indigenous energy supply is coal and as a country we produce more than 2 thirds of Africa’s energy. The abundance of coal in our country can mean positive things and more electricity can be produced to sustain the country’s needs. South Africa should not invest in alternative energy and should rather stick to using coal.

Coal is a fossil fuel that is modified parts of prehistoric remains and vegetation and South Africa has an abundance of coal. Coal is a fossil fuel that is used in power generation and has

Burning coal is the most cost-effective way of producing electricity. This is because South Africa doesn’t have to purchase coal from other countries as it is abundant and just needs excavating and is cheap once the stations have been built and are effective for using. [Source: 10 reasons why coal is efficient,Kentucky]

Because coal needs excavating and to be taken to stations to be burnt, employees are needed and this gives a chance to unemployed people and creates job opportunities. This also helps boost the economy and decreases the unemployment rate. Turning to renewable energy can increase unemployment as most don’t need human activity or control to work and disadvantages our country and employees and using coal energy can solve poverty.[Source: Coal energy,Eskom]

Our country also had abundant coal reserves. This can mean that more energy can be produced throughout the country and can create more job opportunities for people who are unemployed. These coal reserves can boost our economy along with our unemployment rate. This can mean if more are used and we don’t turn to alternative energy we can actually have less load-shedding and blackouts and more electric power however we need to save the

This energy can reach many houses at once without any problems. Coal is effective unlike solar energy which has to be installed on top of the roofs of the houses and not one common place for all the solar panels which can be a disadvantage as not all houses will have them or the amount of energy distributed depending on the location of the houses of which some can be under the mountain which creates shade and have less sun coming out. Equal distribution of power depending on when it is used is an advantage to coal energy using households and still continues to be effective. .[Source: Coal