The World Bank has now approved a controversial $3.75 billon loan to South Africa to help build a new coal-fired power plant in that country. The proposed Medupi Power Plant would be a 4,800 MW, super-critical facility located a few hours' drive north of Johannesburg, very close to the coal mines that will provide supply. But the World Bank awarded the loan to state utility Eskom without the support of major shareholder countries, including the U.S. which abstained from the vote. For some perspective, Clean Skies News talks to Maureen Cropper, former Chief Economist for the World Bank, and a Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland.
So the ruling party in South Africa the 'ANC' owns a very substantial amount of shares in the company awarded the contract to build the power station, yes that is right they gave themselves the contract, they stand to make hundreds of millions, they are recycling the money being loaned to the county by the world bank. Day by day the goverment corruption is getting more and more blatant. And if you were thinking 'yes but those millions are going to go the the people of the country' you are wrong.
vinniefromgeni 1 year ago