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Article: South Africa: Work Begins on Kusile Power Station.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- August 16, 2008
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Byline: pinto03
Construction has begun on the Kusile power station, the second coal-fired power station being built by South African state company Eskom, as part of its multi-billion rand expansion, with completion scheduled for 2017.
The new base-load power station, which will consist of six units generating a total of approximately 4 800 megawatts, is situated close to the existing Kendal power station near the town of Witbank in Mpumalanga province.
The first generating unit is scheduled for completion by 2013, followed by the completion of an additional unit after every eight months. Two years ago, Eskom revised its electricity growth ...