Eskom wants to build 3,000MW gas power station — without spending its own money

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Eskom wants to build 3,000MW gas power station — without spending its own money

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved Eskom's plan to build a 3,000MW gas power station in Richards Bay.

Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that Nersa recently backtracked on its previous decision to block the project.

[Bloomberg]

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

The utility hopes to have the plant start delivering power from 2028

So 2038/48+ in Eskom time.

 

[Grieta Thanburg]

So 2038/48+ in Eskom time.

It's so nice of the ANC to invest for the DA down the line

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

It's so nice of the ANC to invest for the DA down the line

Lol don't be silly. There won't be ANC or DA then. Have you seen Mad Max? It'll just be tribes marauding over the wasteland fighting over the last lightbulb.

 

[The_MAC]

Title: 3000W

Me: Plug into my Deye bitchas

 

[Alexander the Straight]

Nersa is just another useless and costly organization within this government

 

[system32]

Where is the gas coming from?
Is the gas imported?
Is the gas local?

If using imported gas then this plant is not a good idea considering the R/$ exchange rate.

Electricity needs to be produced using local resources - Coal, Wind, Sun, Uranium come to mind.

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

That is cool, something to look forward to

 

[wingnut771]

That is cool, something to look forward to

What's cool? NERSA suing itself?

 

[Brian Nelson]

3kW will only run a 3-bar heater.

 

[Lukitz]

That is cool, something to look forward to

"And then we told the ignorant voters that it would be completed in 2028 and have 3000 MW capacity"

 

[Oldfut]

Lol don't be silly. There won't be ANC or DA then. Have you seen Mad Max? It'll just be tribes marauding over the wasteland fighting over the last lightbulb.

Aye KZN have had a dress rehearsal for this already.

 

[wingnut771]

Aye KZN have had a dress rehearsal for this already.

Not really, we had water and power back then and could watch it on tv.

 

[lkpat]

Eskom wants to build 3,000MW gas power station — without spending its own money

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved Eskom's plan to build a 3,000MW gas power station in Richards Bay.

Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that Nersa recently backtracked on its previous decision to block the project.

[Bloomberg]

Like it did with every piece of infrastructure it "owns"?

 

[_TrXtR_]

Interesting.
Cause eskom owns gov money and gov owes eskom money I'm sure allot gets shaved off the top. Meanwhile, it's made from our money and we will be charged to use it.

 

[Gaz{M}]

I say go ahead if it is affordable. Why should only the US and Europe be allowed to burn massive amounts of gas for energy?

 

[Priapus]

3kW will only run a 3-bar heater.

Where are you getting 3kW from?

 

[blunt]

So 2038/48+ in Eskom time.

i think any "end" of a project is optimistic, it will go on perpetually and be delayed due to strikes/sabotage/unlawfully awarded tenders/re-tendering process/subsequent unlawfully awarded tenders/re-tendering again.. etc.

be nice to see how many new shell corporations just got registered for this.

Reuters recently reported the government also plans to auction ten onshore blocks for shale gas exploration in the Karoo in 2024 or 2025, once legislation providing for bidding has passed.

and when they find gas and make money off of it there will be fury over people "making money off our land"

 

[Nerfherder]

Where is the gas coming from?
Is the gas imported?
Is the gas local?

If using imported gas then this plant is not a good idea considering the R/$ exchange rate.

Electricity needs to be produced using local resources - Coal, Wind, Sun, Uranium come to mind.

Its possible that by 2028 we will have local gas. There are a few possibilities.
That new helium plant will be generating natural gas as well.
The fracking also looks like its going ahead.
There are a few offshore options as well.

 

[wingnut771]

Where are you getting 3kW from?

The title said 3000W, it seems to have been corrected now.