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Eskom yesterday removed 2 000 megawatts from the electricity grid until further notice, after a generating unit at the Duvha power plant broke down and the return to service of another facility was delayed, the utility said in an emailed statement.
Despite installed capacity of more than 40 000 megawatts, Eskom is unable to provide regular electricity because its old coal-fired plants keep failing. The utility has implemented power rationing on 151 days this year.
This comes as Tanzanian President Samia Hassan will present an US$18 billion plan to build renewable power generation in southern Africa at talks in Egypt as leaders from the continent seek to increase climate financing in the region. Under the proposal, a bloc of 12 countries in the region would increase generation by about 8,4 gigawatts from sources such as solar and wind, Tanzanian Energy Minister January Makamba said.
South Africa and its investment partners launched an US$8,5 billion plan to shift from coal toward green energy at the COP27 climate summit, in a potentially landmark deal for the transition away from fossil fuels. The Just Energy Transition Plan — backed by the UK, US, France, Germany and the European Union — is seen as a blueprint for other coal-dependent developing nations to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
The plan for South Africa envisages 90 percent of the funds being used to decommission coal-fired power plants in tandem with developing renewable energy generation and strengthening grid infrastructure. – Bloomberg
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