BHEKI NDLOVANA
UKUSEBENZA ngokugcwele kwengxenye (Unit 5) yesiteshi esikhulu esiphehla amandla kagesi, iKusile, esiseMpumalanga, kwenze i-Eskom yamemezela izindaba zokwenyuka komthamo wamandla kagesi eNingizimu Afrika. Le nkampani ibike ngeSonto ukuthi emandleni kagesi izwe ebelinawo, sekwengezwe u-800 megawatt (MW).
Ukuphothulwa kokwakhiwa kuka-Unit 5 weKusile, kusho ukuthi lesi siteshi sesizokhiqiza amandla kagesi awu-4 000MW. Lesi siteshi sinezingxenye eziwu-6 eziphehla ugesi, kanti sezizonke uma sezisebenza, zizokhiqiza u-4 800MW.
UNkk Isabel Fick oyimenenja-jikelele yeSystem Operator e-Eskom, uthe u-Unit 5 ineqhaza elibalulekile kakhulu emthamweni kagesi okhiqizwayo ezweni.
UMnu Bheki Nxumalo oyi-group executive for generation e-Eskom, utuse izisebenzi zale nkampani nosonkontileka abenze umsebenzi wokwakhiwa kuka-Unit 5.
Njengamanje kusele ingxenye eyodwa okungeyesi-6 eKusile, esakhiwa, ezokwenza ukuthi lesi siteshi sisebenze. IKusile yaqala ukwakhiwa ngo-2008, kanti uma sekuphothuliwe ukwakhiwa kwayo izoba yisiteshi sesine ngobukhulu ezweni esiphehla ugesi ngamalahle.
bhekin@ilanganews.co.za
