After six coal-fired power stations reached an energy availability factor of 70% during this past week, Eskom says there have been gradual improvements worth note. The power provider last saw a milestone like this at the beginning of May 2022.

Eskom stated that three of these power stations – Camden, Duvha, and Matla – have been on a sustained upward trend, due to the reduction of plant breakdown as well as the return to service of several other units.

Among the three best-performing stations are Lethabo, Matimba, and Medupi, who have recently been experiencing continued good performance.

Eskom’s Daphne Mokwena stated: “In addition, Lethabo [power station] was able to sustain performance after a quick recovery following a wet coal incident experienced last week due to flooding after excessive rainfall. While this is still early progress, it shows a positive trajectory from actions taken to recover Eskom generation plants.”

Darul Ihsan Media Desk