South African Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa confirmed that his department and state-owned utilities company Eskom were reviewing plans to phase out certain coal-fired power plants by 2030 and said that "some stations may have a case for longer operations," with the review's findings expected to be released before the end of the year, Engineering News reported on Nov. 11. This comes as Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati argued that delivering upon the current coal phaseout plans threatened the security of South Africa's energy supply.