Koeberg Unit 2 to return in Sept, heightening risk of both units being out simultaneously

Eskom generation head Bheki Nxumalo has indicated that an extended outage at Koeberg Unit 2, which begins on December 11, is currently expected to continue until September 2024, increasing the prospect of both Koeberg units being out of service simultaneously from late July next year. Nxumalo provided an update on the outage schedule during a briefing on the implementation of the Energy Action Plan, at which it was confirmed that Unit 1 had been ramped up to 924 MW by December 10.
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IRP update approved by Cabinet includes new coal decommissioning schedule

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa reports that Cabinet has approved the release of an updated Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for public comment and also confirms that the document contains a revised decommissioning schedule for Eskom’s aged coal power stations when compared with the prevailing IRP2019 edition. The IRP update was approved during a special Cabinet meeting last week, held after the executive was unable to finalise several matters on November 29, the date that was meant to serve as its final meeting of 2023.
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