Eskom CEO Andr\u00e9 de Ruyter<\/a><\/strong><\/span> says that Eskom is investigating suspicious circumstances surrounding the breakdowns of several power stations. Paraphrasing a principle known as Hanlon\u2019s Razor, De Ruyter said he always tries to assume good faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy fundamental point of departure has always been not to attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence,\u201d the Eskom chief said in an online briefing with journalists.<\/p>\n

However, Eskom recently had an incident where three units at Matimba power station went down simultaneously. De Ruyter explained that a team had been working on the station\u2019s dry cooling fans when they dropped an extension cord onto the unit 2 transformer.<\/p>\n

This caused a flash, which tripped the station board and shut down all cooling to units 1, 2, and 3, leading to all three shutting down. We have difficulty in believing that this is entirely coincidental, so we have dispatched a forensic team to site,\u201d said De Ruyter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will also be deploying additional security to site in order to ensure we can protect our assets.\u201d
\nDe Ruyter said they also had a close shave at Lethabo power station on Wednesday night when a distribution tower collapsed.<\/p>\n

He explained that two distribution lines power Lethabo\u2019s coal conveyors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese lines are each capable of carrying the full load. There is double redundancy,\u201d explained De Ruyter.<\/p>\n

At around 18h00, just before the evening peak, the tower for the one line collapsed onto the other line, wiping out the station\u2019s double redundancy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to some very nimble footwork by our distribution management team, they were able to devise a third supply from the Free State,\u201d De Ruyter said. This took a bit of engineering, and by 03:00 this morning [Thursday], they were able to restore supply and managed to keep coal supply to Lethabo going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: News365<\/strong><\/p>\n

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