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Image of Kusile power plant at night Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
Published: 08 Mar 24
Eskom has insisted that it is on track to complete the repairs to the ducts in the west stack at the Kusile power station by December 2024.
Image of the Medupi power plant at dusk Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Published: 09 Feb 24
Efforts are being made to return Medupi Unit 4 to service by the end of July 2024.
Image of the Kusile power plant Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
Published: 09 Feb 24
Unit 5 of Kusile was synchronised to the national grid at the end of December 2023.
There’s a way to quit coal without wrecking jobs and communities
Published: 08 Dec 23
It’s a persistent global conundrum: Can policymakers close coal mines and power plants without ruining local economies in the process? In August, a delegation of Vietnamese officials looking to answer that question took the two-hour drive east from Melbourne into the Latrobe Valley. Bundled against the Australian winter, they sped past the cooling towers of the Yallourn power station and the open-cut mines near Morwell, vestiges of the region’s rapidly dying industry. The 18 members of parliament visited a new battery facility built on the site of a now-defunct coal-fired power station, and met with local leaders to discuss their approach.
Mantashe seeks to extend life of coal-fired power stations
Published: 03 Nov 23
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has called on the private sector to “please and come talk to us” if they have any ideas on extending the life of South Africa’s fleet of coal-fired power stations. “There are many that have been earmarked for decommissioning because they are near the end of their life, but there is a view that is growing in Cabinet that many of them must have their life extended.”
Panel stresses need for supply chain diversification
Published: 02 Nov 23
As Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine, it has shone a spotlight on supply chains and the sourcing of materials. Speaking during a panel hosted by British newspaper Financial Times during its Energy Transition Summit, on November 1, Ukrainian energy holding company DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko pointed out that, because many international contractors have left the country owing to the conflict, local companies and government have had to learn how to transport goods safely from ports and how to install infrastructure even in such circumstances.
Image of Medupi power plant at night Medupi power station project, South Africa – update
Published: 27 Oct 23
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has said that the country will receive a significant boost in 2024 with the earlier-than-expected return to service of Medupi Unit 4.
Mantashe seeks to extend the life of Eskom’s coal-fired power stations
Published: 18 Oct 23
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has called on the private sector to “please and come talk to us” if they have any ideas on extending the life of South Africa’s fleet of coal-fired power stations. “There are many that have been earmarked for decommissioning because they are near the end of their life, but there is a view that is growing in Cabinet that many of them must have their life extended.”
Image of Kusile Kusile power plant project, South Africa – update
Published: 13 Oct 23
Eskom has confirmed that Unit 3 at the Kusile coal-fired power station is providing 720 MW for the electricity grid.
 
 
 

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