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  1. Jan

    Eskom loses 10 generating units - brace for Stage 6 power cuts

    Eskom warns Stage 6 power cuts are likely after 10 generators go down State-owned power utility Eskom has warned that South Africa could see load-shedding escalate to Stage 6 by Tuesday evening unless its situation improves drastically. This is after ten generating units went offline...
  3. Jan

    Prepare for Stage 5 load-shedding or worse as Eskom workers strike

    Prepare for Stage 5 load-shedding or worse as Eskom workers strike Eskom’s COO Jan Oberholzer said the power utility could increase the load-shedding stage further as illegal protest action continues at several of its power stations. He explained that the strike, which began on Thursday, 23...
  4. Jan

    Eskom warns Stage 3 or higher could be needed as cold front hits Gauteng

    Eskom load-shedding update — Stage 3 or higher possible as cold front hits Eskom has revealed that a shortage of generating capacity and low backup generation reserves was behind it having to implement all-day load-shedding from 10:00 on Wednesday, 22 June 2022. Eskom's COO, Jan Oberholzer...
  5. Jan

    Eskom's generating capacity destroyed - from 2018 to 2022

    How Eskom's generating capacity was destroyed Eskom's power plant fleet is performing at its worst level ever, and there appears to be nothing the utility can do about it until government speeds up power procurement. One of the best indicators of Eskom's overall plant performance, and the...
  6. Jan

    South Africans expats would come home to fix Eskom - former CEO Brian Dames

    South Africans can fix Eskom — but we need to bring them home Former Eskom CEO Brian Dames believes the key to solving the power utility's problems lies in the expertise of skilled South Africans, many of whom now work overseas. Dames, who currently serves as African Rainbow Energy & Power...
  7. Jan

    Eskom nearing deals for substation battery storage systems

    Eskom close to sealing deals for massive battery storage system Eskom is close to concluding agreements with suppliers to provide around 1.4GWh of battery energy storage. During its State of the System briefing on Thursday, the utility revealed the tender for Phase 1 of its Battery Energy...
  8. Jan

    Eskom hoping to bring big generating units back online

    A glimmer of hope for power cuts in South Africa — Eskom bringing back big units Eskom says it plans to bring 2,500MW of generation capacity back onto the power grid before the end of June 2022, radically reducing the strain on the system and the risk of load-shedding during the winter. During...
  9. Jan

    Eskom load-shedding stats for January to April - 2022 vs 2021

    Winter is coming and it looks bad for South Africa — load-shedding in 2022 vs 2021 While Eskom has implemented load-shedding on fewer days in 2022 than in 2021, the hours of rotational power cuts have been higher this year. Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer provided the data in response to...
  10. Jan

    DA - Gwede Mantashe's supporters want De Ruyter fired

    Gwede Mantashe supporters want Eskom CEO André de Ruyter fired Political allies of energy minister Gwede Mantashe want Eskom CEO André de Ruyter and COO Jan Oberholzer fired. That is according to the DA member Benedicta van Minnen, who spoke to Rapport following a heated exchange between the...
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    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  11. Jan

    Eskom burning through 9 million litres of diesel per day

    Eskom guzzling enough diesel to fill 200,000 cars per day Eskom is burning through 9 million litres of diesel per day to run its open-cycle gas turbine (OCGT) generating units, chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer has revealed. This volume of diesel is enough to fill the tanks of up to...
  12. Jan

    Worst-case scenario if Eskom runs out of diesel and water

    Stage 10 load-shedding — What happens if Eskom runs out of diesel and water Eskom has warned that the continued use of emergency electricity generation reserves could force it to implement a further six stages of load-shedding, moving from the current stage 4 to stage 10 power cuts. During a...
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    • eskom jan oberholzer loadshedding open-cycle gas turbine (ocgt)
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Eskom can't take back white engineers without jumping through hoops

    Eskom can't bring back the skills to stop load-shedding — here's why Eskom can’t simply accept the offers of 70 skilled pensioners to return to the power utility and work for free, chief executive André de Ruyter has said. Responding to questions during a recent media briefing, De Ruyter said...
  14. Jan

    Eskom warns to expect load-shedding on Tuesday evening

    Expect load-shedding tomorrow — Eskom Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer has warned that load-shedding would most likely be required tomorrow evening. Oberholzer said this is despite at least another 2,000MW of generating capacity that could be brought back online on Tuesday.
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    • andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa eskom jan oberholzer load-shedding philip dukashe state of the nation address (sona)
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    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  15. Jan

    Eskom engineer exodus

    Exodus of engineers at Eskom Eskom engineers and technical staff are leaving the power utility because of affirmative action, a lack of career prospects, cadre deployment, nepotism, and a toxic work environment. This is according to an article in Rapport, which highlighted problems in...
  16. Jan

    Eskom provides load-shedding outlook update - 3 Feb 2022

    Eskom load-shedding update for rest of the week Eskom provided an update on its outlook for load-shedding for the rest of the week during a media briefing on Thursday. The utility's CEO André de Ruyter said that a total of 12,902MW of generating capacity was unavailable.
  17. Jan

    Why André de Ruyter didn't fix load-shedding by September 2021

    Eskom CEO André de Ruyter answers the big question — What went wrong? Poor project management, cash flow problems, and underestimating the extent of the neglect at some power stations are major reasons why Eskom’s maintenance programme has not gone according to plan. South Africa is currently...
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    • andré de ruyter duvha eskom jan oberholzer kendal kusile power station majuba power station matimba power station philip dukashe tutuka
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  18. Jan

    A culture of maintenance is sorely needed by the custodians of public assets

    How to save Eskom and South Africa Even as South Africa transitions to a low carbon future, whatever the technologies employed, a culture of proper reliability maintenance of all plant is needed, including coal-fired power stations, boilers and associated power generation equipment, throughout...
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    • actom john thompson boilers babcock ntuthuko engineering chris yelland electric power research institute (epri) eskom jan oberholzer lungile mashele sasol
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  19. Jan

    How many bakkies you could fill with the diesel Eskom burned in a month

    How many Toyota Fortuners you could refuel with the diesel Eskom used in one month You could fill up more than 750,000 Toyota Fortuner SUVs with the amount of diesel Eskom used for emergency power generation in November 2021. Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer recently revealed the...
  20. Jan

    Eskom is running its power plants too hard - Development Bank of South Africa analyst

    Eskom running its power plants to death Eskom's lenders are concerned as the power utility runs its working generation units excessively and does not complete the necessary maintenance. According to Lungile Mashele, an energy expert at the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), the working...
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    • department of mineral resources and energy (dmre) development bank of southern africa (dbsa) eskom jan oberholzer lungile mashele mike rossouw tommy wedderspoon
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    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  21. Jan

    Risky Koeberg nuclear power station steam generator replacement project

    Koeberg nuclear power station life extension poses serious risks Preparations are underway for the replacement of the six steam generators at Eskom’s 1840 MW Koeberg nuclear power station, in what South Africa’s national electricity utility says is the most complex project ever undertaken at...
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