Eskom CEO Brian Molefe says although this year's summer is expected to be hotter than last year's, the power utility plans to meet demand for electricity 100%. He said on Monday the utility continue with its maintenance programme without load shedding. Eskom traditionally conducts maintenance on its power stations during summer when demand is lower than the winter months. However, taking out several units for maintenance do raise the risk of power shortages. Speaking at Eskom's … [Read more...] about Eskom plans to meet electricity demand 100%
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Yelland slammed for being ‘sceptical’
Eskom's sums do not add up, energy expert Chris Yelland said today, after he was slammed by the power utility's acting CEO Brian Molefe for being "sceptical" and offering "no constructive analysis". The EE Publishers MD told Fin24 that Molefe's "little fit of pique" was a plot to avoid his question, which focused on the seconded Transnet CEO's aim to take off 5 500 MW of electricity off the grid for planned maintenance during winter. Molefe said that while Eskom has 43.5 GW capacity, … [Read more...] about Yelland slammed for being ‘sceptical’
