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In 2019 Eskom controversially applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to increase tariffs by an additional 45% over the proceeding three years [190] arguing that it needs the increase in revenue to avoid a debt induced death spiral. [191] Eskom was controversially granted a 13.8% increase by NERSA in March 2019. [192]
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a statutory body, regulated in terms of the National Qualifications Framework Act No. 67 of 2008. [2] It is made up of 29 members appointed by the Minister of Education in consultation with the Minister of Labour.
He resigned from his position at Eskom a year later on the 26 May 2019 citing poor health and the difficult circumstances of the job as the reason for the resignation. [4] His resignation sparked a debate amongst political parties over the difficult state of managing the financially strained state owned company [ 4 ] and raised concerns over ...
The situation at Eskom was regarded as so serious as to lead the South African business newspaper Business Day to speculate that it could cause a national banking crisis. [12] In 2021 the South African Treasury reported that South African Airways had accumulated a total loss between 2008 and 2020 of R32 billion (US$ 2.1 billion) and received a ...
Pelindaba viewed from the north Transnet Pipelines Rustenburg Depot - Eskom Street. North West Provincial Legislature - Dr James Moroka Drive, Mmabatho. 25°49′54.86″S 25°36′40.73″E / 25.8319056°S 25.6113139°E / -25.8319056; 25.6113139
The station has six 609MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,654MW with turbine Maximum Continuous Rating at 38.00%. Tutuka is an important link in the 765kV extra-high-voltage transmission system linking Mpumalanga with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
On 9 August 2021, in the second week after Eskom announced that Medupi had attained commercial operation, Medupi Unit 4 was extensively damaged in a hydrogen explosion [34] [35] which caused a loss of 700 MW in generating capacity. [36] The cost of repair was estimated at up to R2 billion, [36] or up to R40 billion. [37] [38]
In 2009, Kendal was the 10th most polluting power plant in the world. [6]Following a period of non-compliance of all six generation units at Kendal in 2018 and 2019, the Department of Environment, Forestry and fishery issued a Compliance Notice to Eskom on 10 December 2019, compelling operation of two units to cease, and ordered corrective measures to be undertaken in compliance with the ...