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The Eskom build programme is on track to deliver the
projects as planned. Since the programme started in
2005, an additional 2 582MW has been commissioned.
The formal opening of both Ankerlig and Gourikwa
power stations took place in October 2007 at Ankerlig. In
May 2007, Nersa granted Eskom the licence to build the
first new coal-fired power station in more than 20 years
– Medupi power station in Lephalale, Limpopo Province.
An official sod turning took place on 14 August 2007. In
October 2007, Hitachi Power Africa was awarded the
R20 billion boiler contract and Alstom S&E the R13 billion
turbine contracts. More than 50% of the combined value
of the contracts will be procured locally. Terracing work
was started in May 2007. An independent assessment
of the degree to which the Medupi power station and
the associated environmental and social assessment
and management approaches comply with the Equator
Principles was undertaken.
In December 2007, Eskom awarded contracts worth
about R31,5 billion for its “Bravo Project”, a coal-fired
power station to be built at Emalahleni in Mpumalanga by
2017. Hitachi Power Africa was awarded the R18,5 billion
boiler contract and Alstom S&E the R13 billion turbine
contract. Terracing work started in April 2008.
The return to service of the three mothballed coal-fired
power stations – Camden, Komati and Grootvlei – has
progressed well. The original planned target date of end
October 2011 for commercial operation of all 23 units
(3 800MW installed capacity) will be achieved.
Work is also progressing well on Ingula, a pumped-storage
scheme near Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, with an installed capacity
of 1 352MW. The station is planned to be fully operational by
the end of 2013.
The Apollo substation refurbishment is on track for completion
by June 2008 and will increase the availability and maintainability
of the Cahora Bassa-Apollo HVDC interconnection.
A team of more than 2 500 engineering, project management
and commercial resources, supplemented by 19 local and foreign
engineering and project management companies who are
contracted as partners over the next five to 10 years, is actively
involved in the execution of the build programme.
The capital expenditure (capex) incurred from 2005 to date on
these projects is:
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2005/6
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2007
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2008
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4 820 |
8 226 |
13 311 |
26 357 |
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Click here for a summary of all current projects under construction. |
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Click here for details of the HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) research programme. |
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