Eskom says diesel usage is expected to decline as more units return to service [SOUND]

# Eskom says diesel usage is expected to decline as more units return to service from long-term repairs and maintenance activities are reduced, increasing available generation capacity. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says year-to-date, the power utility spent 4.85-billion-rand on fuel for the open-cycle gas turbines fleet, generating over 824-gigawatt-hour. She says this is higher than the 471.18-gigawatt-hour generated during the same period last year: