POWER STATION
Medupi finally nears completion
Eskom said unit 2 at the station had attained commercial operation status, which means that the unit is now part of Eskom’s generation output
27 November 2019 - 05:08
Twelve years after ground was broken at Medupi, the troubled construction of the mega coal-fired power station that has been partially blamed for bankrupting Eskom and bringing the country’s economy to its knees, is nearing completion.
The second-last generation unit went into commercial operation on Tuesday. The Medupi power station in Limpopo will be the world’s fourth-largest dry-cooled station, and comprises six units designed to generate 4,800MW of power — accounting for about 15% of SA’s peak power demand...
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