“Comrade Dipuo called it a ‘grave mistake’ for power plants Medupi and Kusile to be far away from coal mines.

Source: https://mg.co.za/news/2023-01-17-you-are-sabotaging-us-ahead-of-2024-elections-anc-tells-eskom/

De Ruyter said that Kusile 1, 2, 3 will take at least eight months to return, while Medupi is expected to return in September next year.

Source: https://nehandaradio.com/2023/01/23/south-africas-eskom-mulls-near-permanent-blackouts-for-24-months/

Medupi and Kusile — which are in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, respectively — are the newest of the coal-fired power stations but units keep going down, contributing to the rolling blackouts.

Source: https://mg.co.za/news/2023-01-17-you-are-sabotaging-us-ahead-of-2024-elections-anc-tells-eskom/

Ramokgopa said highlights included the return of three units at Kusile and the benefits of delaying the decommissioning of Camden and Hendrina.

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2023-12-21-sa-may-enjoy-bright-christmas-due-to-exceptionally-good-performance-of-eskom-units/

The three Kusile units aren’t factored in because, as Eskom politely describes it, they “failed after the plan was developed”.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/business/inconvenient-truth-eskoms-kusile-power-station-february-2023/