Eskom says that it has returned another unit at Kusile – spelling good news for the group’s bid to end load shedding.
Eskom says that it has brought another unit of the Kusile Power Station back on load, adding a further 800MW to the grid.“The two units are both adding 1,600MW back into the grid, improving the available generation capacity. This signifies that Eskom is on the right path to reducing and ultimately ending load shedding,” the utility said.Unit 3 was brought back two months earlier than planned.
Eskom has been pinning a lot of hope on the units returning. Along with Unit 4, which was also recently synchronised and activated – getting Kusile online would add close to 3,000MW to the grid, giving the utility more room to balance load shedding and the increased planned maintenance. As the summer months approach and planned maintenance is ramped up, the grid will remain under severe strain. In addition to this, Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station will also be taken offline, negating the return of almost 1,000MW when Unit 1 is brought back.
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