Since the release in July 2013 of the South African Coal Roadmap (SACRM), there has been no impetus by government or coal miners to implement any of its recommendations. The SACRM was developed with a view to identifying possible scenarios that may impact on the coal industry, particularly in relation to power generation. At the time, State-owned power utility Eskom had warned that coal supply was dangerously close to being insufficient to meet the country’s future demand. Consequently, the study was initiated to identify the obstacles preventing coal miners and the power generator from finding a mutually beneficial strategy to mitigate the myriad of challenges.
