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Kusile Unit 3 supplying 720 MW to grid, Eskom confirms 
By: Terence Creamer 9th October 2023 Eskom has confirmed that Unit 3 at the Kusile coal-fired power station is currently providing 720 MW into the electricity grid using a temporary... →
Noxious trade-offs
By: Terence Creamer 6th October 2023 The decision by Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy to uphold a decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to... →
As Kusile unit returns early, South Africa misses renewables procurement deadline 
By: Terence Creamer 1st October 2023 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has welcomed the earlier-than-expected return of Kusile Unit 3 coal-fired generation, but has also... →
Creecy upholds decision allowing Kusile to bypass pollution system, with tighter conditions
By: Terence Creamer 26th September 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has upheld the decision of the National Air Quality Officer (NAQO) to permit the... →
Early Kusile restart uncertain as Creecy adjudicates emissions appeal
By: Terence Creamer 22nd September 2023 The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed that Minister Barbara Creecy is still adjudicating an appeal of the... →
Inoperative Kusile units could be returned earlier as Eskom reports good progress on temporary stacks
By: Terence Creamer 24th August 2023 The temporary stacks being introduced at the Kusile coal power station, where three previously operational units have been out of service for ten... →
Weather and winter tariff on large users helping to moderate electricity demand
By: Terence Creamer 26th June 2023 Eskom is expecting demand for the rest of South Africa’s winter months to remain below levels initially assumed when the utility finalised its base... →
Eskom granted exemption to operate temporary stacks at Kusile for 13 months
By: Terence Creamer 15th March 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has granted Eskom exemption that will enable it to operate temporary stacks at the... →
