Eskom predicts that it will post a net loss of R8,8-billion for the six month period from September 2014. This loss will virtually wipe out the utility’s R9,3-billion profit by 31 March 2015, undermine the utility’s capex and opex budgets, and put the utility’s sustainability at risk. Speaking at Eskom’s interim financial results presentation on […]
At a briefing by Eskom’s Medupi project manager, Roman Crookes, and the head of capital projects, Dan Morakane, it was indicated that a further delay in the first synchronisation of Unit 6 at Medupi power station is increasingly likely, and that the minister of Public Enterprises and other key stakeholders were being informed of […]
Robbie van Heerden, the general manager of Eskom’s transmission system, says that, to assist in preventing a system collapse due to the integration of the new power stations, ageing infrastructure must be replaced with newer equipment which will operate more reliably as a result of better communication techniques and faster protection responses. Delivering the keynote […]
Medupi’s overland ash conveyor was successfully commissioned and operated from the DCS for the first time. The ash overland conveyor will transport the boiler bottom ash via the Unit 6 coarse ash, transverse ash and the overland link conveyor which includes the fly ash from the pulse jet fabric filter plant and ash conditioning plant, to the […]
Work is progressing well at the Kusile power station project. Kusile will be a six-unit, greenfield, mine-mouth, coal fired power station, generating approximately 4800 MW. Supercritical steam technology will be incorporated to improve the overall efficiency. Wet flue gas desulphurisation will be utilised to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions. The project has just achieved another […]
The latest news from Eskom is that its Majuba power station’s output has increased to 1900 MW. Majuba suffered the collapse of one of its three coal silos on 1 November 2014, and the utility reduced the station’s output to 600 MW. Since then, Eskom has managed to increase the station’s output progressively to its […]
Eskom reports that it has increased the power output from Majuba power station from 600 to 1200 MW. The additional power has assisted with the management of water levels at its Drakensberg and Palmiet pumped water schemes which are used as peak demand stations, and has saved the country from load shedding. The utility […]
Since January, Eskom has been aware of structural problems of the silo which collapsed at its Majuba power station the day before yesterday, trade union Solidarity said today. Solidarity blames Eskom for not having addressed the issue, accusing the company of negligence. Solidarity has learnt that Eskom workers had been monitoring resonances at the […]
Eskom reports that the Majuba power station suffered a catastrophic event on 1 November 2014 when a coal silo collapsed. No one on the site was injured and the station’s output was reduced from 3600 MW to 1800 MW and then to 600 MW. The utility called a media briefing on 2 November to […]
Eskom and the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering an active partnership to ensure a cooperative and collaborative working relationship. The MoU was signed by Xolile George, the CEO of SALGA, and Ayanda Noah, Eskom’s group executive for distribution, on 30 October, the final […]
