Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan revealed that Eskom spent nearly R65 billion on diesel to run its open-cycle gas turbines over the past five years.
Over its past five financial years, Eskom has spent nearly R65 billion on diesel to run its open-cycle gas turbines — enough to fill nearly 42 million Toyota Hilux bakkies.
Eskom spent R21.25 billion on diesel to run its OCGTs in the 2023 financial year, and this increased further to R23.38 billion in 2024, bringing its total for the five years to R64.78 billion. Unfortunately, the price Eskom pays to procure diesel isn’t readily available. However, several factors impact the prices it pays and there have been times when it pays more than the price South Africans pay at the pump.were R23.51 per litre with PetroSA, R20.36 per litre with Engen, R20.28 per litre with Astron, and R20.22 per litre with Shell.
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