South Africans collectively switching off unneeded lights would save more electricity than that produced by a generating unit at Medupi, so said Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter.
If all households replaced incandescent light bulbs — and “energy intensive” halogen downlights in particular — evening demand could be reduced by roughly 765MW, again the equivalent of a generating unit at a big power station.
“If these pumps run just one hour less a day, and you'll still get rid of all your dirt in the water, that will save 506MW.” “If you add up all these interventions, that will save a total of 2,849MW, equivalent to the consumption of a large city like Tshwane.”The utility was sending engineers to work with National Treasury officials to speed up turnaround times on requests for funding for urgent maintenance and repairs. De Ruyter noted previously that it took on average 77 days for the Treasury to approve payments for spares.
procurement officials don’t necessarily have all of the technical detail at their disposal,” De Ruyter said.
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