Lubhalwe nguDoreen Mokgolo
UNgqongqoshe kaGesi uKgosientsho Ramokgopa umemezele ukuthi ukungabibikho kokucisha kukagesi kulezi zinsuku ezingu-47 ezedlule kungenxa yokusebenza kwemikhumbi yamalahle esekelwa yilanga phakathi nezinsuku.
URamokgopa ubekhuluma ngesikhathi ethula umbiko mayelana nenqubekelaphambili yohlelo lokusebenza kukagesi oluvela e-Kusile Power Station e-Mbombela, eMpumalanga ngoMsombuluko.
Isiteshi sikagesi i-Kusile singesinye seziteshi ezimbili ezintsha eziphehla ugesi ngamalahle futhi sibalulekile emzamweni wokubuyisa amandla kanye nenqubekelaphambili yokulwa nokucishwa kukagesi.
Njengamanje, uRamokgopa uthe u-Eskom usebenzisa udizili omncane ukugcina izibani zikhanya. Lokhu kungenxa yokubuya kwamanye amayunithi abethathiwe ukuze alungiswe.
URamokgopa uthe ukusebenza kweziteshi zikagesi ezihlanganisa i-Kusile, i-Lethabo, i-Majuba, i-Matla kanye ne-Medupi kunomthelela ku-Energy Available Factor (EAF), ubukhona kukagesi.
“Ukungenelela e-Kusile kuhamba phambili ku-EAF ngo-93% nokuyinto eyimpumelelo. I-Energy Availability Factor (EAF) yakwa-Eskom ifinyelele ku-70%. Sagcina ukuzuza lokhu ngo-2021.
“Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi amalungu ebhodi, abesilisa nabesifazane babambisene. Lena yimizamo eyenziwe ngokuhlanganyelwe nehlelwe yiqembu,” usho kanje.
URamokgopa uthe akukho okuthile mayelana nokwenza ngcono kuka-Eskom.
“Sizobuyisela ukusebenza kuka-Eskom ebalazweni; indlela engcono kakhulu ukuxazulula inkinga yamandla ezweni.
“Asikakaphumi ezinkingeni kangako. Kudingeka siqinisekise ukuthi sibuyisela zonke ezinye iziteshi zikagesi ezingeni lase-Kusile, i-Medupi, i-Lethabo ne-Majuba ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi kuwo wonke umkhumbi, kufanele sibe ngaphezu kuka-70%.
“Asifuni ukubona ezinye iziteshi zikagesi zingasebenzi kahle nokuthi isisindo sithwalwe yiziteshi ezimbalwa zikagesi,” usho kanje.
Osesithombeni ngenhla: Ungqongqoshe kaGesi uKgosientsho Ramokgopa.
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe