Eskom coal fleet now ‘more variable’ than renewables
While variability on the renewables fleet is about 150MW, variability over the rest of the network was about 4,000MW
14 September 2023 - 05:00
The rising share of variable renewable energy from wind and solar in the electricity mix creates new challenges for system operators that have to balance power supply and demand.
However, in SA the system operator faces additional, unique challenges including the “variable” performance of coal-fired power stations that should provide reliable baseload power...
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