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Eskom: Energy expert warns of electricity catastrophe in SA


Eskom: Energy expert warns of electricity catastrophe in SA
Energy expert Ted Blom has a view of Eskom which few of us will ever see. He was hired to rebuild Eskom’s coal roadmap. During his research Blom noted that Eskom was facing what the Fossil Fuel Foundation called a ‘coal cliff’. In a 2018 interview with BizNews, Blom said Eskom had, once upon a time, announced that it would open 40 new coal mines. That didn’t happen and instead the state owned power utility decided to open three new power stations. Medupi and Kusile have been plagued by breakdowns due to lapses in maintenance at the plants. Neither facility currently functions at full capacity. As for the abandoned coal mining plan, those chickens have also come home to roost. Eskom says breakdowns at its major units coincide with a lack of fuel at open cycle gas turbine and pumped fuel stations. MyBroadBand speaks to Ted Blom about the true extent of Eskom’s power generation shortfall and what it means for l ....

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