State of Eskom's fleet

[Sinbad]

Scary stuff


An internal Eskom assessment shows that only 49 of its 121 generating units are in a healthy state, with 26 units said to be in a poor condition and 32 in a critical state. The net result is that, despite having a theoretical dispatchable capacity of 43 500 MW, Eskom struggles to meet peak demand of less than 30 000 MW in summer, which rises to over 35 000 MW on cold winter days.

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/ar...as-number-one-priority-2015-06-18/rep_id:3182

 

[Sonic2k]

viva cANCer viva

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Viva cANCer Viva!!!

 

[heartbroken]

Viva cANCer Viva!!!

Amandla!

 

[HavocXphere]

Amandla!

Not enough of it though.

 

[vaakseun]

The state of Eskom's fleet:

 

[Electron1]

The solution?

 

[Sinbad]

The solution?
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How did you know what my DB looks like inside?!

 

[grok]

South Africa’s electricity war room, set up in December to deal with the country’s power crisis, views the recovery in the performance of Eskom’s coal power stations as its “number-one priority”, with the deterioration in the fleet’s energy availability factor (EAF) determined to be largely to blame for the utility’s inability to match demand with supply. In parallel, though, it is also seeking improved coordination and demanding greater urgency on the implementation of both demand-response measures and cogeneration procurement, which are perceived to be two important short-term stabilisation levers.

So if you think about it they've actually got 2 number-one priorities. No wonder they're struggling.

Also, shouldn't someone ask how they managed to neglect the assets for so long to get it in such a state? If they couldn't do maintenance, where did the money earmarked for maintenance go? Who is really responsible for this mess?

On the other hand, at 49 of its 121 plants in poor condition our flagship BEE company is still about 10% ahead of the curve.

 

[LaraC]

How much power does the 32 units that are in a critical state produce?

 

[Sonic2k]

So if you think about it they've actually got 2 number-one priorities. No wonder they're struggling.

Also, shouldn't someone ask how they managed to neglect the assets for so long to get it in such a state? If they couldn't do maintenance, where did the money earmarked for maintenance go? Who is really responsible for this mess?

On the other hand, at 49 of its 121 plants in poor condition our flagship BEE company is still about 10% ahead of the curve.

We do ask those questions, but ShowerHead just mocks us and goes HE HE HE HE all day long