Eskom weekly EAF hits 60% for 1st time since August 2022

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Eskom weekly EAF hits 60% for 1st time since August 2022

Eskom has improved its coal power station fleet's weekly energy availability factor (EAF) to 60% for the first time in more than a year.

That is according to Eskom generation manager Eric Shumugam, speaking at the Minister of Electricity's update on government's energy action plan on Monday, 23 October 2023.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

wait till a contractor wants a bonus, will sabotage the plant to get it.

 

[Lupus]

I was trying to post the photo on power alert 2 ages ago

 

[RonSwanson]

Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa repeated his view in recent weeks that the country has turned a corner when it comes to reducing load-shedding.

 

[SubtleBeast]

Eskom weekly EAF hits 60% for 1st time since August 2022

Eskom has improved its coal power station fleet's weekly energy availability factor (EAF) to 60% for the first time in more than a year.

That is according to Eskom generation manager Eric Shumugam, speaking at the Minister of Electricity's update on government's energy action plan on Monday, 23 October 2023.

So it was Jan's fault all along.

 

[porchrat]

They're doing well for a change.

 

[Athos]

Can we get a graph showing the EAF in relation to how close we are to General Elections?

 

[Lupus]

They're doing well for a change.

First time that Pak fu would've been right

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Elections have that effect...

 

[Lupus]

Elections have that effect...

What more than 6 months away???

 

[Mercury12]

This is a good achievement. Hope they can keep it up. People are never happy.

 

[BBSA]

How does it compare to a functional country?

 

[SubtleBeast]

This is a good achievement. Hope they can keep it up. People are never happy.

We were happy with ESKOM pre-2007.

 

[PaulGherkin]

Just another polish and shine for the elections. Post elections, Stage 7 will be tasted I am sure.

 

[The_MAC]

Good, hope they can keep it up and get better.

The guys that have invested in renewables will continue to reap the benefit, but it's the little guys that get taken out, both business and residents, so they need this.

 

[The_MAC]

Just another polish and shine for the elections. Post elections, Stage 7 will be tasted I am sure.

I hope you are wrong, SA cannot afford this anymore..

 

[backstreetboy]

Just another polish and shine for the elections. Post elections, Stage 7 will be tasted I am sure.

Businesstech and Daily Investor

 

[porchrat]

What more than 6 months away???

If they start making improvements to this mess only a couple of months before elections they know they can make no significant dent in it.

I'm guessing they also realise people have a decently long memory, and won't necessarily be fooled by just a couple of months of improvement.

This isn't something you can just toss a t-shirt and Streetwise at. I've never seen this sort of response from an ANC government. They're clearly legitimately concerned for the first time.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Good, hope they can keep it up and get better.

The guys that have invested in renewables will continue to reap the benefit, but it's the little guys that get taken out, both business and residents, so they need this.

Eskom hates me right now, I'm not giving them any money when the sun shines.

 

[porchrat]

Eskom hates me right now, I'm not giving them any money when the sun shines.

They don't have enough electricity to give you anyway. Can't sell something you don't have. Doubt they hate you.