Eskom delays taking Koeberg offline so it can try stabilise the grid.
Power utility Eskom said that it has delayed its plan to take unit 1 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station offline to later on Thursday.
Stage 6 load shedding is expected to continue throughout the day on Thursday, with Eskom hoping to move down to stage 5 by Friday . When it is eventually pulled offline, it will remove this capacity from the grid for approximately six months,According to Eskom COO, Jan Oberholzer, Koeberg being offline is only one of the repair and maintenance projects being undertaken, and in total approximately 2,300MW is at risk of being offline at any point for the next 12 months., are also offline due to faults, critical breakdowns or – in the case of Medupi – severe damage from an explosion in 2021.
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