Eskom's diesel warnings start to bite

25th November 2022

Eskom's diesel warnings start to bite

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer talks about power utility Eskom's decision to halt further diesel purchases for the remainder of its financial year to March 31, 2023; the impact of that decision on loadshedding and the South African economy; the need for a funding solution to ensure Eskom has the funds it needs to buy diesel and run its open-cycle gas turbines to limit the impact of loadshedding; and a suggestion by one analyst that Eskom should abandon its Koeberg life-extension project.