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EAF,Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

A sustained maintenance drive has brought units at Medupi and Kusile back online, bolstering Eskom’s energy availability factor.

factor has breached the 70% mark for the first time in years, and now stands at 70.78%, according to electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.on Monday that the improvement is the result of an “orchestrated and deliberate” effort to improve Eskom’s generation performance.

The energy availability factor of the country has breached the 70% mark. It is a result of consistent performance This “short-term pain, long-term gain” strategy, said Ramokgopa, is now paying off, as much of that capacity is brought back online ahead of the winter season when demand is typically higher.

He dispelled media reports last week that Eskom has been making use of its diesel-burning open-cycle gas turbines to keep the lights on, emphasising that the improvement is off the back of coal-fired power generation due to sustained maintenance.

 

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