Eskom | Infrastructure news - Part 27

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Tripped units put power system to the test

The resilience of the power system was stress tested on Tuesday following multiple trips of units at three power stations resulting in a loss of 3 535MW, said Eskom. “No load shedding was implemented due to the increased resilience that Eskom has...
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Eskom steps up maintenance plans

Eskom will step up its maintenance plans in preparation for the higher demand in winter, it said on Thursday. “As part of our planned maintenance programme, Eskom will this upcoming long weekend embark on yet another maintenance festival in order...
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Eskom tariff hike approved

The National Energy Regulator (Nersa) approved a 9.4% electricity hike for 2016/17 on Tuesday. Eskom submitted an application to Nersa in November last year to recover R22.8bn, which the utility said it used to avert load shedding. The decision...