Keith Featherstone, Eskom’s chief nuclear officer, confirmed on 19 October 2023 that there will be a further approximately 10-day delay in the return to commercial operation of the 970 MW Unit 1 at Koeberg, which is currently undergoing life-extension work.
Eskom has previously extended the expected date for the return to service of Unit 1 several times from the initial indicated completion date of mid-June 2023. The last scheduled date for the return to service of Unit 1 was 3 November 2023.
Unit 1 at Koeberg is now expected to be synchronised to the grid by 30 October 2023, and to return to commercial operation at full output by 13 November 2023, after increasing the output through different power levels and performing the associated commissioning tests. moneyweb.co.za