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On 13 January 2023, NTCSA applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for transmission, import/export and trade licences. [3] [4] [5] In July 2023, the transmission licence was granted. [6] In September 2023, the trading and import/export licences were granted. [7] On 1 July 2024, NTCSA began trading with Eskom and independent ...
In 1981 Eskom was involved in one of its first large financial scandals when its Assistant Chief Accountant was caught embezzling R8 million from the company [14]: 7 (equivalent to roughly R164.37 million in 2018). [18] During the 1970s the company controversially sought to increase electrical tariffs to help pay for its large expansion plans.
Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg nuclear power station in the Western Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa. The company is divided into Generation, Transmission and Distribution divisions and together Eskom generates approximately 95% of electricity used in South Africa.
In 2022, 12,300 GWh were exported to Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other countries participating in the Southern African Power Pool. [3] In 2022, South Africa imported 10,800 GWh from the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Station in Mozambique via the 1,920 MW Cahora Bassa (HDVC) Power Transmission System .
On 14 December 2022, it was reported that he would soon step down as CEO of Eskom. [ 1 ] De Ruyter published a book, Truth to Power , in May 2023, which detailed his three years at Eskom, and the level of pillaging, looting and political interference that contributed to the energy provider's downfall.
Kusile Power Station (previously known as Project Bravo) in South Africa is a coal-fired power plant by state electricity utility Eskom in Mpumalanga.The station consists of 6 generating units with an eventual nameplate capacity of 800 MW each bringing the total installed capacity of 4,800 MW; as of 2023, only 5 units are in operation.
Installation was delayed to 2023 and 2024 because of concerns about possible power shortages. [20] Koeberg 1's outage began on 10 December 2022 and it came back synchronised with the grid on 18 November 2023, taking much longer than the expected six months. Koeberg 2 will begin its outage once Koeberg 1's recommissioning tests are complete. [21]
On 9 August 2021, in the second week after Eskom announced that Medupi had attained commercial operation, Medupi Unit 4 was extensively damaged in a hydrogen explosion [34] [35] which caused a loss of 700 MW in generating capacity. [36] The cost of repair was estimated at up to R2 billion, [36] or up to R40 billion. [37] [38]