WATCH | Just Energy Transition explained

JOHANNESBURG - Not only does the just energy transition guarantee a better supply but the move to renewables also means more jobs.

Eskom's former head of Just Energy Transition, Mandy Rambharos says funding has been secured to repurpose Eskom’s Komati coal-fired power plant.

READ: Eskom secures funding for renewables 

She says there are plans to shut down over 20 gigawatts of plants within the next 13 years to make room for 50 to 60 gigawatts in renewable energy.

Rambharos also says that there will be a retraining and reskilling of people to work in the renewables industry.