Eskom's early Kusile celebration could be short-lived
Eskom's celebration of improved performance at its troubled Kusile Power Plant this past week is premature, as the station still needs extensive retrofitting and repairs to offer anywhere near its full capacity, Rapport reports.
During...
Empty promises of clean coal in South Africa
The promises of new coal-fired power generation capacity in South Africa (post-Medupi and Kusile), and in particular, the promise of ‘clean coal’ technologies, has long been in the country’s planning pipeline but has been short of a reality check as...
113 criminal charges against Eskom employees — but only 1 arrest
Eskom has laid 113 criminal charges with the police related to corruption at the Medupi and Kusile power stations and across the company.
However, only been one arrest related to the Kusile power station has been made, and the...
How much renewable power South Africa can build for the cost of Medupi and Kusile
Around 17,000MW of renewable energy capacity can be built for the same cost as Eskom’s troubled Medupi and Kusile coal power stations, estimates from energy expert Chris Yelland have shown.
The two 4,800MW power...
Corruption carnage at Kusile
Millions of rand was siphoned from power utility Eskom through irregular contracts, excessive furniture spending, and a donation to a suspect foundation chaired by former president Jacob Zuma.
This is according to The Sunday Times, which was reporting on a series...
The true cost of Eskom's Medupi and Kusile power stations
Energy analyst Chris Yelland said he is disturbed by misinformed, outdated, and incorrect figures of the cost to completion for Medupi and Kusile.
Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) chairperson Kmhuleko Hlengwa said Medupi’s...
Eskom defends big bonuses for bosses
Eskom said that all remuneration for executives is approved by the board or the relevant shareholder, and is in line with the market.
Eskom’s R1.4 billion lunch bill
According to reports, Eskom has awarded two catering contracts to the tune of R1.4 billion to ensure Medupi and Kusile workers are fed
Cape Town - As the country once again experiences rolling scheduled blackouts for the third time this year, energy analyst Chris Yelland explained to Fin24 what he thinks the real reasons are.
Eskom settles labour dispute hampering new power station construction
Eskom, contractors and trade unions have signed a pact to steady labour relations at two new power stations under construction