Eskom confirms diesel spend of R18bn and climbing

Steven Jonker • 15 February 2023

Eskom CFO Calib Cassim told lawmakers on Tuesday that the State-owned utility had spent R18-billion on diesel for its current financial year-to-date, which began in April last year, and that it would probably need to spend another R4-billion until the end of March, raising the overall diesel spend for the year to R22-billion.

The utility was continuing to operate its diesel-fuelled open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) despite having announced in November that it was no longer in a financial position to do so.


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https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/as-diesel-funding-model-is-mooted-eskom-confirms-diesel-spend-of-r18bn-and-climbing-2023-01-24/

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