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Chimney Failure Takes Out Unit at Kusile, One of World’s Biggest Coal Plants

November 3, 2022 admin Coal, eskom, FGD, kusile, medupi, news, O&M, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 19:08:37 +0000

A severe failure on a duct exiting the sulfur dioxide absorber at Unit 1 of Eskom’s massive coal-fired 4.8-GW Kusile power plant, which is under construction in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, has shuttered the 800-MW unit and delayed Unit 2’s return to service. Eskom on Nov. 2 announced the section of the Kusile 1 flue […]

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Hitachi Exiting MHPS; MHI Will be Venture’s Sole Owner

December 18, 2019 admin abb, boilers, Business, Coal, coal plants, courts, eskom, finance, hitachi, International, kusile, Markets, medupi, MHI, mhps, news, South Africa, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:43:32 +0000

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Japanese technology conglomerate Hitachi will withdraw from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), a joint venture it established in 2014 with another power equipment giant, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), over a dispute stemming from construction of two massive defect-ridden coal plants in South Africa. Under a Dec. 18-announced settlement reached by MHI and Hitachi, Hitachi will […]

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Restructuring Report: Eskom ‘Fundamentally Insolvent, Permanently Impaired’

October 24, 2019 admin africa, Business, Coal, cro advisers, debt, Economy, eskom, finance, Gas, International, kusile, Legal & Regulatory, medupi, news, Nuclear, operational, Renewables, South Africa, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:32:17 +0000

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Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned utility that produces nearly 90% of the African powerhouse’s electricity, is saddled with liabilities, unavoidable expenses, and stranded costs that exceed $113 billion, and for various reasons, it is “fundamentally insolvent, permanently impaired, and will never be a true going concern enterprise under its current legal, operational, and governance structure,” concludes […]

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Financially Flailing Eskom Scrambles to Complete Defect-Ridden Coal Plants

October 17, 2019 admin blackouts, Business, Diesel, Economy, eskom, grid, International, kusile, load shedding, Markets, medupi, news, Power Demand, South Africa, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:53:46 +0000

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South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom was forced to slash 2,000 MW on a rotational basis nationwide on Oct. 16 and Oct. 17. The newest round of power cuts—the first in nearly seven months—highlight the state-owned utility’s scramble to avert financial disaster stemming in part from the fast-tracked construction of two 4.8-GW coal-fired power plants: Medupi […]

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