Power utility, Eskom has announced additional capacity to the country’s power grid. This follows the connection of Unit 4 of the Kusile Power Station Project.
The project which has been plagued by delays and increased costs, and added to frequent power supply challenges, will at completion consist of six units producing a maximum 4 800 megawatts.
“This synchronisation milestone means 4 generation units of the power station are now connected to the national grid, and will contribute an additional 800 megawatts to the country’s power system once the unit is fully optimised, following a series of tests and other commissioning activities. The unit will supply electricity intermittently during the testing out and optimisation phase over the next 6 months,” says Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Eskom spokesperson.
Kusile Unit 4 synchronised to the national grid for the first time, helping to ease the capacity constraints pic.twitter.com/HXKunDyNvq
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December 30, 2021
