Eskom has achieved a significant milestone regarding its Energy Availability Factor (EAF).
Eskom has achieved an Energy Availability Factor of 70.78%, a feat last achieved nearly three years ago.
The Minister reflected that as the country was plunged into higher stages of load shedding due to heightened and extensive maintenance and other factors, the government argued that “the short-term pain would be eclipsed by long-term gains.” Ramokgopa said as a result of the improved performance of Eskom’s coal fleet, the power utility is less reliant on the Open Cycle Gas Turbines , which consume diesel.
“The load factor of the OCGT has decreased from what was previously 19.13% to now what is 6.8%. So we have reduced it by about 13 percentage points.The Electricity Minister warned that although there has been noteworthy improvement, more work must be done to resolve the energy challenge in its entirety.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Africa: Reptiles in South Africa Are Under Threat - but There's Good News TooAnalysis - Media reports about the biodiversity crisis and what researchers have argued qualifies as a mass extinction event tend to focus on the big ecological effects. Melting ice sheets, severe weather events, droughts, habitat loss and wildfires dominate headlines.
Read more »
South Africa: Science Journalism in South Africa - Social Media Is Helping Connect With New ReadersAnalysis - Science journalism is about taking complex academic research and turning it into easy-to-read content that is still accurate. Aside from informing readers through evidence-based journalism, it aims to make the wider public curious about scientific research.
Read more »
Unilever South Africa: Committed to enhancing the lives of the people of South AfricaPredicted spend over 2024 with mostly black-owned suppliers, including those that are small, medium and micro, is R3.2 billion
Read more »
South Africa: Search Continues for Survivors of Building Collapse in South AfricaThe search continued Tuesday in South Africa for workers trapped in the collapse of a multi-story building under construction outside of Cape Town that left at least four people dead.
Read more »
South Africa: SABC Editor-in-Chief Called for Security Vetting and Polygraph Before South Africa ElectionThe Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm that South Africa's spy agency wants to subject Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), to additional security vetting and an invasive lie-detector test ahead of the country's crucial May 29 general election.
Read more »
South Africa: Codeine Misuse - South Africa Set to Get New GuidelinesIn response to high levels of codeine abuse in South Africa, health authorities have been developing a plan to track the supply of the drug from manufacturers all the way to patients. In this Spotlight feature, Jesse Copelyn explores why people get hooked on codeine, and how the new project could combat the problem.
Read more »