Karpowership and other emergency energy projects on hold after losing grid access
This will free up 1,400MW of grid capacity that Eskom had allocated to the projects
07 January 2024 - 18:34
Four projects under the government-backed risk mitigation energy procurement round, with combined dispatchable capacity of 1,400MW, have lost the grid connection capacity that Eskom previously reserved for these projects.
They include Karpowership SA’s controversial gas-to-power floating power plants at the ports of Richards Bay, Coega and Saldanha, which have struggled to get the environmental authorisation needed to reach commercial close...
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