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Eskom says plan to mothball power plants only a ‘scenario’

The chairperson of State-run South African power utility Eskom said on Thursday that plans unveiled in March to decommission five coal-fired power station were not set in stone and could be shelved depending on economic growth and other factors. South Africa is diversifying its energy mix away from an over-reliance on coal-power plants to include greener wind and solar projects.