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· Eskom Holdings has suspended the managers of two of its biggest generating plants as the country is suffering record electricity outages in its history.
· The coal-fired plants in total are producing 14 400 megawatts a third of its total potential output.
· The coal-fired plants in total is producing 14 400 megawatts a third of its total potential output
Eskom Holdings has suspended the managers of two of its biggest generating plants as the country is suffering record electricity outages in its history. The sack orders were served to the managers of the Kendal and Tutuka plants. It also asked the acting managers of the Kriel and Duvha plants to return to their original positions.
The state –owned power utility has been facing numerous challenges including outages, mainly due to old plants, lack of maintenance, poor cash flows etc. The coal-fired plants in total are producing 14 400 megawatts a third of its total potential output. Yesterday, the power utility cut 4 000 megawatts from grid for much of the day and plans to reduce power availability by 3 000 megawatts on Friday due to a number of breakdowns at its plants.
Reports coming from Eskom sources indicate that the power availability will be further worsened in the coming days.
