Eskom to truck coal to fuel-starved plants, as talks remain deadlocked

摘要

South Africa’s power utility Eskom will soon begin truckingaround 1 mt of its surplus coal to fuel-starved power stations, asproducers refuse to lower their spot prices after two months ofnegotiations for its 3 mt tender which closed in May.Eskom’s supply shortages have helped support South Africancoal prices over the past few months, as traders anticipate moreexport-quality coal will be sold into the domestic market.