Sustainable Development

It’s never been this expensive to finance a new coal power plant

Steam rises at sunrise from the Lethabo Power Station, a coal-fired power station owned by state power utility Eskom near Sasolburg, South Africa,

For decades, infrastructure for coal, oil, and gas was seen as a relatively safe investment delivering strong returns. Image: Quartz

Michael J. Coren
Reporter, Quartz
Tim McDonnell
Reporter, Quartz
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