Eskom has reached a milestone in its ongoing recovery plan; it's something it hasn’t achieved for the past six years.
Eskom has reached a milestone in its ongoing recovery plan; it's something it hasn’t achieved for the past six years.
The utility achieved this figure on 23 July, and it was well above the evening peak demand on that day of 30.7GW. The last time Eskom had more than 35GW of available generation capacity was on 16 July 2018. As a result of … the recovery plan, our operational efficiency continues to surpass our winter assumptions
“This achievement is attributed to reduced unplanned outages, which have dropped to 9.2GW,” Eskom said in a statement on Friday. “The generation recovery plan continues to deliver efficiencies for Eskom, with an approximate R9.1-billion reduction in OCGT diesel expenditure from 1 April 2024 to 25 July 2024, compared to the same period last year.
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