Medupi power station
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.
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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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Medupi manager's resignation not related to load shedding, says Eskom
The Medupi power station has been at the center of the recent load shedding due to coal and handling issues that created a shortage of generation capacity.
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Clean energy to be the main source of generating electricity, says Mantashe
He said while coal generation would continue for the foreseeable future, clean energy would gradually increase in the period to 2030.
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Malfunctioning equipment the reason why we are load shedding – Eskom
Stage 1 load shedding on Saturday is expected to start at 9 am until 11 pm.
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Eskom says first power produced at Medupi's last unit
Eskom said it produced 190 MW at Medupi’s unit 1 for the first time, making it the last of the six units to be synchronised to the national grid.
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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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BRICS bank approves $790m for 3 SA projects
A bank official has told Reuters that $480 million is aimed at Eskom’s Medupi power station.
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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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As load shedding bites, Eskom probes bloated Medupi Power Station contracts
Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe says bloated costs and missed deadlines at the Medupi Power Station have limited electricity supply.
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Eskom links Medupi new coal-fired unit to national grid
The coal-fired unit in Limpopo province is a rare example of a Medupi project that has been completed ahead of time.
