Eskom’s intensifying power cuts are not only caused by unlawfully striking workers, but also because it missed its own deadlines.
This lack of generating capacity and an unprotected strike at several of its power stations forced Eskom toin mid-January 2022, saying it would take five months to refuel and conduct maintenance.The unit was meant to undergo a significant modification during its downtime — replacing its three heat exchanges with new ones.
However, when the contractors, Framatome, arrived on-site to do the replacement, they were horrified to find thatAs a result, the modifications were cancelled until a later date, and the outage would only be used to replenish the unit’s nuclear fuel. Koeberg is South Africa’s only nuclear power station and contributes significant amounts of electricity to the grid, withThe lack of power from Koeberg’s Unit 2 generator significantly impacts electricity availability in the country.
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