Cape Town - South African power utility Eskom expects the first 800 megawatts of power from its coal-fired power station, Kusile, to come online from August 2017, the power firm said on Friday.
Besides Kusile, Eskom said in a statement that the next major milestone was the synchronisation of Unit 3 of the Ingula power station early next year, as the country aims to overcome chronic power shortages.
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown said South Africa was not “out of the woods” yet, despite having had 25 days without power cuts.
REUTERS