SA's confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 1,585, with 9 deaths
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Eskom senior managers arrested for fraud, corruption amounting to R745m
It’s understood the suspects will appear at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Thursday.
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Problems at power stations puts SA at risk of more load shedding- dept
This is a key issue highlighted in the 2019 integrated resource plan being presented to Parliament’s Mineral Resources and Energy Portfolio Committee.
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Scopa set for oversight visits to Kusile, Medupi power stations
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.
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Tripped unit at Kusile station to blame for load shedding - Eskom
The utility is not able to predict how long its technicians will take to fix the problem.
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Halt operations at Kusile, Medupi, maintain existing stations, say economists
Eskom is faced with aging infrastructure at most of its stations and has been struggling to complete construction at Kusile and Medupi.
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Eskom acknowledges 'some' responsibility for poor work at Kusile, 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.
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Anglo American sells Eskom-tied coal assets for $71m
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.
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Eskom confirms serving suspension letter on another senior exec
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.
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Police monitor protest at Kusile Power Station
On Monday, around 600 striking employees barricaded roads leading to the site.
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Protest at Kusile Power Station enters 6th day
About 600 employees have taken to the streets in Emalahleni, barricading roads leading to the site.
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Energy expert claims Eskom’s Kusile over budget
The power utility connected the Kusile power plant's first unit to the national electricity grid for the first time on Monday.
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Unit 1 of Kusile Power Station connected to national grid
Eskom says the move will add an extra 800 megawatts to further stabilise the power grid.
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Eskom’s R20bn loan will go a long way help keep the lights on
The state utility has secured a R20 billion loan from the African Development Bank.
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Eskom: We're ready for nuclear project
Eskom says it's learned from errors made during the construction of the Medupi and Kusile stations.
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Brown sends condolences to worker killed at Eskom power station
Lynne Brown has sent her condolences to the family of a man who was killed at the Kusile Power Station.
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1 dead after crane collapses at Eskom's Kusile plant
Four others are being treated in hospital following the crane collapse on site yesterday afternoon.
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Eskom’s ‘maintenance festival’ proving to be a success
Overall the utility has been able to avoid bulk power cuts as maintenance continues on its generators.
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Medupi, Kusile to be completed by 2021
Eskom says South Africa's two new coal-fired stations, Medupi and Kusile, will be completed by 2021.
