26 March 2015
Deputy President Cyril
Ramaphosa has clarified reports about operational date for the Medupi power
station.
Some reports have suggested that the station will be fully operational in June this year.
However in a statement Deputy
President Ramaphosa said Unit six at Medupi is expected to be fully operational
in June this year, but Medupi will only be functional in 2020.
Deputy President Spokesperson
Ronnie Mamoepa said Medupi as a whole is only expected to be running at full
load in 2020, instead of Unit 6 only, as Mr Ramaphosa had stated.
He said that Unit 6 is
currently producing power while continuing with verification tests to ensure
optimal tests. The unit is operated at various load levels to do tests. By end
June the unit is contracted to produce the full 800MW on a continuous basis.
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