Eskom's empty 90% EAF promise

Hanno Labuschagne

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Eskom's empty 90% EAF promise

In 2011, Eskom said it aspired to an energy availability factor of 90%, which would put its generating capability among the top five power generating utilities in the world.

However, it plummeted to 55% in 2024, and Eskom celebrated when it exceeded 60% the following year.
 
They didn't build much from 2011
 
Nyati said there would be accountability, but within the broader context of Eskom’s overall success.

“They may lose some performance-based incentives, but are being celebrated internally for positioning Eskom in a much better place,” he said.
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Political talk for saying we missed our own objectives but everyone will still get their bonuses
 
KulQkumba said:
That wouldn't have any impact on EAF though would it? Especially considering Medupi and Kusile took ...17-odd years? .... to bring online.
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Well they are having an effect now on the EAF, but making it 90% don't think so, in order for that to have happened we'd need 4 more, maybe another nuclear. All to be completed within those 17 years.
 
Lupus said:
Well they are having an effect now on the EAF, but making it 90% don't think so, in order for that to have happened we'd need 4 more, maybe another nuclear. All to be completed within those 17 years.
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Definitely could have done with some nuclear. Think the one unit at Koeberg is running at very close to 100%.
Unfortunately our DEE (and before that DMRE) and Eskom have just been too kuk-sleg to manage any build properly...never mind nuclear. Just imagine what the final bill would've been by now if they'd started 15 years ago and how far we'd still be to completion.
 
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