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Will someone have to return the money? Asks Kieno Kammies. “I guess so!” says Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer.
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It was too good to last.
On Friday, after months of no load loss, just as the economy was beginning to recover, Eskom warned longtime South Africans that there is a good chance it will have to cut the power.
The threat of cargo shedding is due to, you may have heard this before, multiple generating unit breakdowns.
The grate creaks; we may want to use electricity sparingly.
Kieno Kammies asked Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer for more information.
We’re doing a lot of maintenance … Almost 7500MW … This time last year, it was half … We have challenges as a Kendal power plant … [environmentally] compatible … We need to remove and fix it.
Jan Oberholzer, Eskom COO
Yesterday, we had unplanned breakdowns, specifically at Kusile … We lost two units … Both Medupi and Kusile have major design flaws. We are slowly but surely implementing modifications …
Jan Oberholzer, Eskom COO
Due to negligence, we have a very unreliable system…. The risk of loss of load remains … This morning at 4:30 AM I had all the general managers of the plant on the line …
Jan Oberholzer, Eskom COO
We managed 42 days without burning a liter of diesel … now we are having a bad streak …
Jan Oberholzer, Eskom COO
Today at 2:30 pm we will a national press statement… how we deal with some irregularities that have occurred in the past … I guess so! [when asked if someone is going to have to pay back the money].
Jan Oberholzer, Eskom COO
Listen to the interview in the audio below.
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