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- Eskom is spending an average of R3-billion a month on running its open-cycle gas turbines
- The turbines, which run off diesel, are meant to be used in emergencies and peak periods
- The power utility doubled its diesel bill between its 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years
Eskom's two open-cycle gas turbines, Ankerlig and Gourikwa, which run off diesel, were designed to be used during peak periods and in emergencies. But the power utility has been using them more often. In its 2022/23 financial year, Eskom reports that it generated 3,018 gigawatt hours (GW/h) of electricity from its open-cycle gas turbines – a big increase on the 1,826GW/h it generated from them in 2021/22. Its diesel bill more than doubled from R8.6-billion in 2021/22 to R21-billion in 2022/23. So far this financial year – April, May, June and July – Eskom has spent an average of R3-billion a month on diesel. Last year’s average monthly spend was R1.8-billion.
— 10 August, 2023Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
