Kusile Unit 4 now in commercial operation

[Jan]

Fourth Kusile unit enters commercial operation

Eskom has announced that Unit 4 of the Kusile Power Station has been handed over to its generation division for commercial operation.

The utility said the handover comes after five months of "vigorous testing and optimisation" of the unit.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

So 2 weeks till it explodes?

 

[neoprema]

 

[TheChamp]

Well done to everyone who made it possible, hope no one messes up.

 

[Cray]

Hopefully, it won't start off with a bang.

 

[OhYeah84]

How long before it breaks (either because of poor design, or due to some prick sabotaging it)?

 

[TheChamp]

Hopefully, it won't start off with a bang.

It has been in operation since last year December exactly to make sure it doesn't start of with a bang.

Kusile Unit 4 synchronised to the grid for the first time

mybroadband.co.za

 

[TheChamp]

How long before it breaks (either because of poor design, or due to some prick sabotaging it)?

It has lasted the whole six months so we are off to a good start.

 

[OhYeah84]

It has lasted the whole six months so we are off to a good start.

...let's come back to this post...

 

[system32]

Eskom would have brought Unit 4 online years earlier if it had not wasted so much $$$.

Abandoned flats cost Eskom R840-million​

Abandoned flats cost Eskom R840-million

The budget for the Wilge Residential Development was R160-million but, when the project stopped, the bill was R840-million

mg.co.za

 

[F1 Fan]

Nice! I hope it all goes smoothly. Can only be good news for teax payers if it does.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Incredible how cynical we have all become. This should be cause for celebration and optimism but all we can do is crack jokes about when it is going to fail. And it's hard not to see why!

 

[SilverCode]

It has lasted the whole six months so we are off to a good start.

Only because there was no point sabotaging it if it wasn't contributing to the grid. Now that it is, it is a more valuable target.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

So has this unit already had the modifications that were needed at Medupi and the other Kusile units to fix the design flaws or will it still need to be taken down for three months to implement them?

 

[RudderVator]

Well done to everyone who made it possible, hope no one messes up.

Everyone gets a medal, right?

Add 800MW but still have 12 000+MW broken... CONSTANTLY

 

[TheChamp]

Only because there was no point sabotaging it if it wasn't contributing to the grid. Now that it is, it is a more valuable target.

It was contributing to the grid, otherwise how would they test it?

 

[TheChamp]

Everyone gets a medal, right?

Add 800MW but still have 12 000+MW broken... CONSTANTLY

Keep paying your Eskom bill, there's more where this 800MW comes from.

 

[ShaunSA]

Quick print some t-shirts!

 

[ShaunSA]

Hopefully, it won't start off with a bang.

Oi there's nothing wrong with a nice bang!

 

[ShaunSA]

Well done to everyone who made it possible, hope no one messes up.

I love how you always celebrate mediocrity