Eskom presents 6 000 MW fleet recovery plan, but describes 75% EAF target as ‘daunting’

Electricity utility Eskom has outlined a plan to deliver 6 000 MW of much-needed capacity over the coming two years from its own fleet, primarily by recovering production at six underperforming coal stations and also by completing its much-delayed build programme. However, the utility again stressed the need for between 4 000 MW and 6 000 MW of non-Eskom supply to help stabilise the loadshedding-prone system and to provide its generation division with the time and space required to implement maintenance across its neglected coal stations.