Eskom has added 800MW of recent technology capability to the nationwide grid after efficiently bringing Kusile energy station’s remaining unit, unit 6, on-line.
It marks a “essential step in direction of finishing one in every of South Africa’s largest infrastructure initiatives and is a key milestone in Eskom’s strategic goal of including 2.5GW of recent capability to the grid by March 2025”, the corporate mentioned in an announcement on Sunday.
“Kusile energy station will contribute a complete of 4.8GW to the nationwide grid as soon as all items are totally operational, making it South Africa’s largest infrastructure venture. Its sister venture, Medupi, will see its unit 4 return 800MW by the top of April 2025 from an prolonged outage following a generator stator failure. Each South Africa’s new-build energy station initiatives will then be basically accomplished as soon as Kusile unit 6 is in industrial operation.”
Collectively, the facility station builds ran a whole bunch of billions of rand over price range.
“Eskom is at a vital level in returning megawatts to the grid as we’re at present in a constrained state… Our focus is now on making certain that Kusile unit 6 achieves industrial operation within the second half of 2025, additional strengthening South Africa’s vitality safety,” mentioned Eskom group government for technology Bheki Nxumalo within the assertion.
Over the subsequent six months, Medupi unit 6 will endure intensive testing and optimisation earlier than reaching industrial operation, when its 800MW will formally be added to the Eskom technology fleet.
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Eskom CEO Dan Marokane added: “We reiterate our dedication to making sure that South Africa is by no means returning to the degrees of load shedding that we skilled in 2023, and our focus stays on delivering a extra dependable, resilient and sustainable energy system.” — © 2025 NewsCentral Media
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