Medupi’s unit 6 reaches critical milestone
The Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, today announced that Medupi Power Station’s unit 6 turbine commissioning reached a critical milestone with the optimum speed of 3 000 revolutions per minute.
The synchronisation of unit 6 has been delayed for more than six weeks after Eskom embarked on a cautious route to ensure that all systems were in place before synchronisation of the unit.
“This milestone paves the way for the synchronisation of Medupi’s unit 6 and I expect it to take place within weeks.
“I want to congratulate Eskom on achieving this important milestone,” said Minister Brown during the State of the Nation debate in the National Assembly.
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