Kusile power station
Eskom admits incomplete R840m housing project a waste of taxpayers' money
In 2019, the project's costs ballooned to a whopping R840 million and was stopped.
The state capture inquiry is hearing evidence from former Kusile power station project manager Abram Masango.
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.
Eskom said bringing unit two online is a major milestone as it will bring much-needed stability to the power grid.
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.
Maharaj left the parastatal in 2017 to do work at an energy company in the Philippines.
It’s understood the suspects will appear at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Thursday.
This is a key issue highlighted in the 2019 integrated resource plan being presented to Parliament’s Mineral Resources and Energy Portfolio Committee.
The Kusile and Medupi power stations, which are key to the country’s power security, have been hit by massive delays and cost overruns in recent years.
The utility is not able to predict how long its technicians will take to fix the problem.
Eskom is faced with aging infrastructure at most of its stations and has been struggling to complete construction at Kusile and Medupi.
The parastatal says around 10 reputable international companies were contracted to conduct crucial work on the two power stations over a period of time but continued to deliver substandard work.
New Largo’s main asset is an 585 million tonne coal resource and related mining rights, which is positioned to supply Eskom’s new Kusile Power Station.
Fabram Masango now has until tomorrow to motivate why he must not be suspended for an incident which happened while he was still the group executive.
On Monday, around 600 striking employees barricaded roads leading to the site.
About 600 employees have taken to the streets in Emalahleni, barricading roads leading to the site.
The power utility connected the Kusile power plant's first unit to the national electricity grid for the first time on Monday.
Eskom says the move will add an extra 800 megawatts to further stabilise the power grid.
The state utility has secured a R20 billion loan from the African Development Bank.