03 August 2021 1 Min Read

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WATCH: Medupi power station completed

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter talks to Business Day TV about the power project

in Companies / Energy by Business Day TV
Medupi power station unit six in Liphalale, Limpopo. Picture: GCIS
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The Medupi coal-fired power station is finally complete. Work on the project was supposed to come to an end in 2015 but design defects led to delays and cost overruns.

Alishia Seckam spoke to Eskom CEO André de Ruyter about what the completion of the Medupi power project will mean for electricity security in SA.

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