Kamogelo Olaitan
Ukucishwa kukagesi kuzoqhubeka kuze kube okungenani uLwesine oluzayo njengoba u-Eskom umemezele isigaba sesithathu sokugcotshwa kukagesi phakathi kuka-12 ekuseni kuya kweLwesine ntambama kanye nokucishwa kukagesi kwesigaba sesine phakathi kwehora lesine ntambama kuya phakathi kwamabili nsuku zonke.
Inkampani ephehla ugesi esitatimendeni ngeSonto ithe isibuyekezo sizoshicilelwa ngoLwesithathu ntambama “noma uma kukhona izinguquko ezibalulekile.”
U-Eskom wengeze ngokuthi usabhekene nezingqinamba ezivela kubahlinzeki bawo bakadizili kanti lokho kuphazamisa ukutholakala kwenqwaba kadizili e-Ankerlig kanye nase-Gourikwa Open Cycle Gas Turbines. Lezi zikhungo ezimbili ziqukethe u-2,000 MW.
“Njengoba silindele ukuthi kuhlinzekwe ngodizili kusukela ngoLwesibili kuya phambili, uma lokhu kungaqinisekiswa kungase kudingeke ukuthi kube nesigaba esiphezulu sokucisha kukagesi,” kusho isitatimende.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani ithe ino-5,897MW wokulungisa ohleliwe, kanti omunye umthamo ongu-16,739MW awutholakali ngenxa yomonakalo.