--- title: "A major industry is turning its back on Eskom" url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-major-industry-is-turning-its-back-on-eskom-4cl7dlpjk source_url: https://techcentral.co.za/a-major-industry-is-turning-its-back-on-eskom/285384 type: article source: "TechCentral" published: 2026-08-26T12:06:11.308Z updated: 2026-08-26T12:06:30.711Z tags: ["sustainability"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A major industry is turning its back on Eskom **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary South African mining companies including Anglo American, Sibanye Stillwater, Exxaro and Thungela are ramping up investment in renewable energy and alternative power sources to cut costs, reduce carbon emissions and lessen dependence on struggling state utility Eskom. Anglo's Envusa Energy joint venture generates 520MW and aims for 3GW by 2030. Sibanye plans to source 64% of its energy from renewables by 2028, at 20-30% lower cost than Eskom tariffs. Executives stress Eskom's coal-fired baseload power will remain necessary for years due to the intermittency of renewables and immature battery storage technology. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Solar, wind and smart grids – the tech transforming South Africa’s mining sector](https://daily.dev/posts/solar-wind-and-smart-grids-the-tech-transforming-south-africa-s-mining-sector-eyokd3u86) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Eskom Green to build 32GW of renewables by 2040](https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-green-to-build-32gw-of-renewables-by-2040-u0hdtavr3) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [South Africa lets rivals team up to cut crippling electricity costs](https://daily.dev/posts/south-africa-lets-rivals-team-up-to-cut-crippling-electricity-costs-aocksynpz) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Eskom to decide fate of older coal stations by September](https://daily.dev/posts/eskom-to-decide-fate-of-older-coal-stations-by-september-ozt1qs7bu) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#sustainability](https://daily.dev/tags/sustainability) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-major-industry-is-turning-its-back-on-eskom-4cl7dlpjk)