Kusile
Generation
Eskom revised dates: Coal power plants to be completed by 2023
Eskom has committed to completing the construction of Medupi coal power station this year, while Kusile will be completed by 2023.
Generation
Scopa concludes oversight visits to Medupi and Kusile
Scopa has concluded its oversight visits to the Medupi and Kusile coal-fired power stations, the Committee announced on Thursday.
Generation
Eskom lays out plans to avoid loadshedding this winter
Eskom has mapped out scenarios that show they will implement loadshedding in cases where unplanned breakdowns increase to more than 9,500 MW.
Generation
Op-Ed: What caused the current Eskom crisis?
Everyone knows that the disastrous Medupi and Kusile projects, along with corruption in the coal procurement, caused the Eskom crisis, or is that true?
Business and markets
Eskom shares its transmission plan for 2019 to 2028
Eskom is sharing its Transmission Development Plan for 2019 to 2028 with the different stakeholders at a public forum that is currently underway in Midrand.
Southern Africa
Greenpeace responds to China’s $2.5bn loan for Kusile power station
In response to the news of a $2.5 billion loan from the China Development Bank, which will be used towards Eskom’s Kusile power station,...
Business and markets
How Eskom can deal with its financial losses
The Eskom Integrated Report for 2018 revealed a financial loss of R2.3 billion for 2017/18, with R19.6 billion of irregular expenditure dating back to 2012.
According...
Business and markets
Eskom boasts of improved operational performance despite financial challenges
While tabling the much-anticipated 2017/18 financial results, Eskom noted that it has continued to deliver improved operational performance in the financial year ended 31...
Press Releases
Eskom: coal recovery plan targets imbalance in coal stock levels
"The challenge of coal stock levels below the required target of 20 days at seven of our power stations is not ideal, more especially...
Generation
Eskom: new C&I agreement announced for Kusile
Eskom has announced the termination and new agreement for the control and instrumentation contract (C&I) at the Kusile power station.
The South African state-owned utility,...
