Medupi power station
Eskom needs R2.5 billion to fix Medupi power plant after explosion
The utility's generating unit suffered severe damage following an explosion last year.
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Eskom still counting costs after explosion at Medupi Power Station
The explosion ripped through Medupi’s Unit 3 Generator just before 11pm on 8 August.
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Medupi explosion: Eight suspended
The Department of Public Enterprises briefed Parliament on the recent explosion at the Medupi Power Station in Lephalale in Limpopo.
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Medupi blast a complete failure of oversight - Yelland
The blast happened at the Limpopo power station on Sunday and its been said that the explosion could be heard dozens of kilometres away.
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Expert: Explosion at Medupi shows a complete failure of oversight
The blast occurred on Sunday night after which at least seven employees had to be treated for shock.
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Medupi blast seems like an industrial accident - UCT academic
The utility said that there was a deviation from procedure at one of its units which led to the explosion on Sunday night.
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Eskom suspends several employees following blast at Medupi power plant
The power company said that there was a deviation from procedure at one of its units, which led to the explosion on Sunday night.
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Medupi problems far from over, say experts in wake of explosion
Energy expert Chris Yelland said that this proved that Medupi was nowhere close to being fully operational, despite an announcement last week that its 14-year construction had been completed.
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After Medupi completion, Eskom says working hard to finish Kusile power station
Eskom's Sikonathi Mantshantsha said that the time frames had not changed with regards to the Kusile power station.
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Medupi an investment that will power economy for next 50 years - Eskom
This comes after the parastatal's announcement that the project has finally been completed, 14 years after construction started.
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Experts: Medupi will make 'little difference' in ending load shedding
Medupi power plant done - 14 years after construction started - but energy experts warn this will do little to end load shedding.
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Eskom suspends stage 2 load shedding on Sunday
South African's were saddled with stage 2 load shedding on Friday after Eskom experienced coal challenges affected by heavy rainfall at the Medupi power station.
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Eskom can't blame COVID-19 for power cuts - Cosatu
Eskom said that COVID-19 was having an impact on operations, with 48 contractors infected at the Medupi power station alone.
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De Ruyter heartened by current state of Eskom's power generating system
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that the utility's power generating system was looking good and it was managing to keep the lights on.
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Eskom's Oberholzer: Power supply on a knife's edge
The utility is warning that it could implement stage two load shedding if the situation doesn't improve.
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‘Reduce consumption’: Eskom says system still severely constrained
Eskom said two generation units at the Kendal and Tutuka power stations tripped on Wednesday further contributing to the constraints.
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Eskom appeals for power saving as system 'severely constrained'
Two of the utility's generation units tripped and went offline at the Medupi and Thuthuka power stations on Tuesday night.
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Eskom to fix design flaws at Medupi, Kusile coal plants
Medupi and Kusile, which will be among the largest coal power stations in the world when complete, have been beset by delays and faults that have hobbled their electricity output.
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Eskom postpones scheduled Medupi maintenance as power grid constrained
He says he's instructed experts to reconfigure the coal handling systems at some power stations.
