After nearly a year, Unit One at the Koeberg Power Station was successfully synchronised to the grid today.
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For the duration of the Unit One outage, which to date has been the longest in the history of the facility, Unit Two has been safely generating electricity to the grid.
Koeberg is the only nuclear power station in South Africa with a total capacity of 1 860MW (about 5% of total electricity generated by Eskom). The two units at the station are the largest generating units in Africa.
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Eskom announced today that this will continue until the start of its next outage, which will include the replacement of its original three steam generators.
The outage on Unit Two will start once Unit One is stable and the required commissioning tests are done. ‘We are pleased by the synchronisation of Koeberg’s Unit 1 to the grid today.
‘This milestone is a result of the hard work and determination of the Eskom employees, suppliers, and contractors who have had to endure a long and challenging outage in the Koeberg Power Station’s history,’ says Eskom’s Group Executive for Generation, Bheki Nxumalo. ‘I commend everyone involved in the project for ensuring that the unit was returned to service safely.’
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