Minister of Electricity says Kusile presents a significant path out of SA's energy struggles.
Meanwhile Unit 3 remains under maintenance and is expected to re-start power generation on 14 October, a month earlier than initially anticipated, due to active efforts to speed up the process “without compromising on engineering quality,” said ‘Ramakgopa.
He said Eskom would host a transmission financing seminar in collaboration with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange , whose financial insights would come in handy, according to Ramokgopa. The Minister also said there were objections on the project hindering Eskom from effectively restoring Kusile Units 1,2 and 3, which the power producer had since responded to.
Ramokgopa said the power utility took advantage of decreased demand for electricity towards the end of winter by ramping up planned power outages by 2.5 times, after previously reducing load shedding to keep up with the cold season’s energy demands.
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