Medupi Unit 6 officially opened
Rentse Khiba
Eskom’s
Medupi Unit 6 has officially been opened by President Jacob Zuma on Sunday.
Eskom
said, during this period unit 6 has been able to alleviate pressure on the
national electricity system, helping to either avoid load shedding altogether
or minimize its severity.
The unit
will pump a much-needed 800 megawatts into the country's electricity supply.
President
Zuma says the economy will benefit from the switch-on.
Meanwhile,
Koeberg's Unit 2 will be offline for three months of scheduled maintenance,
starting on Tuesday.
It will
see about 930 megawatts taken off the grid.
Eskom
spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe reported that this unit is now available for use on
a daily or regular basis.
“As a
result it is giving us 800 megawatts, which are being used in an effort to make
sure we keep the lights on.” Phasiwe added
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