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Every unit of power South Africans used in 2024 carried a bigger carbon cost

Every unit of power South Africans used in 2024 carried a bigger carbon cost — photograph supplied by BizNews

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South Africa's electricity became more carbon-intensive in 2024. The environment department's latest Grid Emissions Factor report puts domestic generation at 0.994 tonnes of CO2 per megawatt-hour, up from 0.942 a year earlier. The department links the rise to heavier reliance on coal and less…

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