Eskom plans to burn more diesel to reduce load-shedding levels, but the treasury won't finance it.
As public pressure mounts for Eskom to announce its winter plan, the power utility is considering how to allocate a portion of its budget to diesel because the treasury has refused to give it more money.to announce its winter plan, the power utility is considering how to allocate a portion of its budget to diesel because the treasury has refused to give it more money.
The contribution of diesel-powered electricity generation is important for Eskom to prevent the need for higher stages of load-shedding during winter’s evening peaks. Nersa’s limit is set at not more than R2.5 billion a month because there are physical and logistical constraints in transporting it to the gas turbine plants.
“This means generating an additional 2 800 megawatts from at least three units at Kusile power station that are expected to enter commercial operation between December 2023 and February 2024. Then we hope to make improvements on the generating capacity and we will burn less diesel,” he said. In November last year, Eskom ran out of money to buy diesel for these power stations to decrease levels of load-shedding. It was rescued by the treasury early this year when it ran out of budget to buy more diesel from PetroSA.
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