POWER CRISIS: Eskom operator hauled to court after probe into theft of diesel worth R500,000

Eskom’s struggle to keep the lights on is made considerably worse by the theft of diesel fuel. A 40-year-old Atlantis man was allegedly involved in the latest incident of theft at the Ankerlig power station outside Cape Town.

Angelo Cysman, a 40-year-old plant operator at the Ankerlig power station in Atlantis, is accused of stealing diesel worth R500,000. Speaking on condition of anonymity, workers at the plant toldk that Cysman’s arrest was merely the tip of the iceberg, and that diesel theft at Ankerlig had been continuing for some time.

According to the power utility, diesel is used for powering the open-cycle gas turbines at Ankerlig and Gourikwa power stations, which have a combined generation capacity of 2,000 MW — equivalent to two stages of load shedding.

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