Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says the country's power system is severely constrained yet again. File photo.Eskom’s newly-built power stations Kusile and Medupi are not performing as they should, and this is partly why the embattled power utility, forced to resort to load-shedding yet again, faces significant constraints.
Eskom announced stage 2 load-shedding would start at 2pm on Wednesday and continue until 5am on Saturday due to insufficient generation capacity coupled with the loss of additional generation units. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said on Tuesday a generating unit each at Kusile and Majuba were taken offline to repair boiler tube leaks, while a generating unit each at Kriel, Majuba and Matimba had tripped.While the unit at Kriel was returned to service on Wednesday morning, unit three at Medupi had tripped at 5.45am and another unit, at Kendal, had been lost.
He said eight open-cycle gas turbines were operational and this was not desirable as they were designed to assist during peak periods only.
Rolling blackouts
Excuses excuses
Buitm by American companies... Some of whom have affiliates who got the IPP agreements with DoE
So can I claim lost income due to load shedding back from SARS? And also deduct the cost of a generator and solar panels from my income?
Mr Excuses
Ja neh
The only thing not performing as it should is the incompetent de Ruyter, they need to switch the lights off his contract sooner than later, he's running Eskom to the dogs!
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