koeberg power station

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koeberg Unit 1 passes full load rejection test

    Koeberg Unit 1 passes full load rejection test Eskom has announced that the full load rejection test of the refurbished Unit 1 at Koeberg Power Station on Saturday, 30 December 2023, was a success. The utility said this was the final test that needed to be performed following the installation...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Report says Eskom chose poorly — French contractor fumbles Koeberg life extension

    Report says Eskom chose poorly — French contractor fumbles Koeberg life extension Several serious and costly blunders by Eskom and French contractor Framatome are to blame for substantial delays in the critical Koeberg life extension project, according to sources who spoke to Sunday newspaper...
  4. Jan

    Koeberg reactor has to be taken offline for another 200 days

    Big problem at Eskom's Koeberg nuclear power station Eskom is planning a further 200-day shutdown of the reactor at its Koeberg nuclear power station that is currently offline for maintenance, refuelling and refurbishment in preparation for a 20-year life-extension. This latest shutdown of...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Stage 6 load-shedding is sticking around

    Stage 6 load-shedding is sticking around Eskom will continue to implement stage 6 load-shedding until further notice, the utility said in an update on Sunday afternoon. At the time of its statement, Eskom said its unplanned breakdowns stood at 17,481MW of generating capacity, while a further...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koeberg Unit 2 returning to service before Monday morning peak — Eskom

    Koeberg Unit 2 returning to service before Monday morning peak — Eskom Eskom says it plans to return Koeberg Unit 2 to full operation before the morning peak demand period on Monday, 17 April 2023. The unit tripped in the early hours of Saturday morning, forcing Eskom to rework its planned...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Indefinite stage 6 load-shedding after Koeberg unit trips

    Indefinite stage 6 load-shedding after Koeberg unit trips Eskom will continue implementing stage 6 load-shedding until further notice after the only current operational unit at the Koeberg Power Station tripped. The confirmation that Koeberg Unit 2 tripped on Saturday came about four hours...
  8. Jan

    Stage 4 until further notice - 18 February 2023

    Eskom increases load-shedding until further notice Eskom has announced stage 4 load-shedding until further notice. This is due to the breakdowns of a generating unit each at Koeberg, Medupi, Kriel, Arnot and Lethabo power stations.
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter arnot power station cyril ramaphosa eskom gwede mantashe koeberg power station kriel power station lethabo power station load-shedding medupi power station organisation undoing tax abuse (outa) solidarity
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  9. Jan

    Eskom dropping COO position, CEO search, and Koeberg fuel update

    Eskom eliminating COO position South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom Holding SOC Ltd. will eliminate the position of chief operating officer after Jan Oberholzer, who is currently in the role, retires in April, according to board member Mteto Nyati. “Going forward we’re not going to...
  10. Jan

    South Africa has lost permission to import nuclear fuel from the US

    South Africa loses permission to import nuclear fuel for Koeberg South African power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. is examining how the suspension of a pact that enables it to import nuclear fuel components from the US will affect its sole atomic plant. The Agreement for Cooperation in...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • clayson monyela dirco eskom framatome janet yellen koeberg power station us nuclear regulatory commission (nrc) westinghouse
    • Replies: 68
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koeberg refurbishment finally underway

    Koeberg refurbishment finally underway South Africa has entered a critical phase of revamping its sole nuclear plant and needs it to run according to plan to avoid deepening power cuts that are already at a record and wreaking havoc on the economy. The first of two units at the 1,940-megawatt...
  12. Jan

    Eskom delays Koeberg refuelling and refurbishment outage

    Eskom delays critical Koeberg outage after warnings of imminent stage 7 Power utility Eskom has delayed the scheduled outage of a Koeberg nuclear power station unit to afford the utility "some time" to stabilise its power system. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • eskom koeberg power station load-shedding open-cycle gas turbine (ocgt) sikonathi mantshantsha ted blom
    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Eskom confirms Koeberg unit shutdown, Ted Blom warns stage 7 imminent

    Eskom stage 7 load-shedding knocking on South Africa's door South Africa is on the brink of getting hit with its highest level of load-shedding yet — stage 7 — and Eskom CEO André De Ruyter should shoulder the blame. That is according to energy expert Ted Blom, who recently spoke to eNCA...
  14. Jan

    Over 4,000MW generation capacity offline because of human error and poor planning at Eskom

    Eskom's big problems Eskom is in deep trouble. Its power stations are collapsing, it has run out of money to buy diesel for its open-cycle gas turbines, and there is no coherent plan to stop load-shedding. Energy expert Chris Yelland said in addition to the usual random breakdowns at Eskom’s...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • ankerlig anton eberhard chris yelland eskom gourikwa koeberg power station kusile power station load-shedding medupi power station petrosa pravin gordhan
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    [UPDATE] Eskom further reduces evening power cuts to stage 2 after getting diesel reserves

    Eskom reduces load-shedding after receiving diesel — here is the new timetable Eskom has announced that it will reduce evening load-shedding between 16:00 and 05:00 to stage 3 until Monday after receiving diesel from PetroSA. Power cuts will remain at stage 2 during the day from 05:00 to...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • ankerlig camden power station eskom gourikwa hendrina kendal power station koeberg power station kusile power station load-shedding tutuka
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  16. Jan

    De Ruyter says load-shedding should drop to stage 2 next week, suspend by weekend

    Eskom CEO gives load-shedding update — and there is good news Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said South Africa could see load-shedding reduced to stage 2 next week, with the possibility of the power utility lifting rotational power cuts completely by next weekend if things go to plan. However, it...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom warns of possible weekend load-shedding after Koeberg Unit 2 gets shut down again

    Eskom warns of possible weekend load-shedding after Koeberg Unit 2 gets shut down again Eskom has warned that a cold front passing over the country and the shutdown of Koeberg Unit 2 could worsen its generating capacity constraints and require load-shedding to be implemented over the weekend...
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