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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Eskom started the new year with unit 5 of embattled Kusile Power Station synchronised to the national grid.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Unit 5 officially came online at 5.22pm on Sunday, adding 800MW to the grid. However supply will be intermittent during an initial six-month testing phase.\u201cAs part of the generation recovery plan, the synchronisation of Kusile unit 5 marks another significant milestone of sustainably improving our generation performance,\u201d said Eskom group executive for generation Bheki Nxumalo. \u201cThis will contribute much-needed power to the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are encouraged that this achievement of our recovery plan immediately follows the return of the three units that were brought online from end-September 2023, bringing a total of 3,200MW into the grid, which will further improve the energy availability factor (EAF) and help strengthen South Africa\u2019s electricity capacity,\u201d added Nxumalo.<\/p>\n

The country enjoyed a load-shedding-free conclusion to 2023 after another torrid year for the national power utility. Future prospects appear brighter thanks to progress with Kusile\u2019s unit 6 which is still under construction. Once complete Kusile will produce a maximum of 4,800MW, making it the world\u2019s fourth-largest coal-fired power plant.<\/p>\n

Eskom acting group CEO Calib Cassim said: \u201cWe remain focused on improving the performance of the generation fleet to reduce the impact of load-shedding felt countrywide, and to lessen the costs on supplementing capacity using the diesel-powered plant,\u201d said Cassim.<\/p>\n

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