power surge

09 May 2007 - 02:00
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Eskom got the go-ahead to build Medupi, its first new coal-fired power station in 20 years. The 4500 mega-watt plant is to be built in the Limpopo Province near Lephalale (formerly Ellisras). The first unit is planned to be commissioned by early 2011, with the last unit sche-duled for commissioning by January 2015. The Medupi Power Station units are sche-duled to be commissioned at nine-monthly intervals in line with international practice. - Staff reporter

Eskom got the go-ahead to build Medupi, its first new coal-fired power station in 20 years. The 4500 mega-watt plant is to be built in the Limpopo Province near Lephalale (formerly Ellisras). The first unit is planned to be commissioned by early 2011, with the last unit sche-duled for commissioning by January 2015. The Medupi Power Station units are sche-duled to be commissioned at nine-monthly intervals in line with international practice. - Staff reporter