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    How much more Eskom spent on its largest power station vs China

    How much more Eskom spent on its largest power station vs China Eskom spent nearly seven times as much building its biggest and most advanced coal power station as China did constructing the world's largest coal-fired plant with similar technologies. Eskom's Kusile power station near...
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    Eskom's coal power fleet in dire straits

    Eskom's coal power fleet in dire straits New data from energy expert Clyde Mallinson revealed that Eskom’s energy availability factor (EAF) for its coal fleet dropped to 46% in 2023. Mallinson is a director at Virtual Energy and Power and Clean Energy Projects and a regular commentator about...
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    Eskom will miss key power station production goal it punted to Parliament in January

    Eskom will miss key power station production goal it punted to Parliament in January South Africa’s state power utility will miss a target to boost output from struggling coal-fired plants by the end of March, highlighting the poor state of equipment whose viability is being reviewed by German...
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    Eskom's coal power stations could rack up a massive death count before shutting down

    Eskom's coal power stations could rack up a massive death count before shutting down Air pollution from coal-fired power plants run by South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. risks killing 79,500 people from 2025 until they are due to be shut, according to a study submitted to a...
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    Eskom must fix coal power stations because its grid is too weak for renewables — Russian energy billionaire

    Eskom must fix coal power stations because its grid is too weak for renewables — Russian energy billionaire South Africa needs to upgrade its coal-fired power plants rather than focus on renewable energy, according to a sanctioned Russian billionaire who made his fortune in part from generating...
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    Eskom will spend R53 billion to convert four coal power stations

    Eskom will spend R53 billion to convert four coal power stations Eskom's project to repurpose its Komati power station in Mpumalanga will cost $497 million (R9 billion) and ultimately remove 114MW of capacity from the grid. This is according to a response to parliamentary questions addressed...
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    More billions promised to help Eskom shut down coal power stations

    More billions promised to help Eskom shut down coal power stations South Africa and Indonesia will receive a combined $1 billion (R18 billion) from the Climate Investment Funds to replace some of their coal-fired power plants with renewable energy facilities, part of global efforts to cut...
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