Power utility, Eskom, is considering importing some of its electricity from South Africa’s neighbouring countries to fill a supply gap, according to news reports.
Yahoo News cited Willem Theron, business development manager of Eskom's southern Africa transmission group, as saying that an extra 6 250 megawatts (MW) of power could be added to two new coal-fired plants, Medupi and Kusile.
"It is assumed that some of the power could come from imports," Theron reportedly said during a coal conference in Maputo. He mentioned Mozambique, which supposedly has enough supplies to build coal-based power stations, and Botswana as possibilities.
Eskom to import power from Moz/Bots?
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