Faizel Patel – 05/06/2021
Eskom says it has suspended its general manager at the Koeberg Power Station.
The power utility says it suspended Velaphi Ntuli while investigations are being conducted into his performance at the nuclear power station.
Eskom’s Sikonathi Mantshantsha says Chief Nuclear Officer, Riedewaan Bakardien will oversee all the operations of the power station.
“Eskom is currently experiencing load shedding that is affecting the entire country and its economy. One of Eskom’s biggest generating units with a capacity of 900MW, Koeberg Unit 1 has been on an outage since January 2021, and could have assisted in reducing the depth of load shedding had the unit been brought back on time as originally planned.”
Eskom has confirmed that there are no nuclear safety concerns at Koeberg, and if needed the required time will be taken to complete all the outstanding work-scope before returning unit 1 to the grid.
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