Eskom announces diesel expenditure falls by 85% in current financial year [SOUND]

# Eskom has announced a massive 85-percent year-on-year reduction in its diesel expenditure for the current financial year driven by a much stronger Energy Availability Factor and fewer unplanned outages. The power utility spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says diesel expenditure stands at 640.27-million-rand at a load factor of 1.30-percentt for the open cycle gas turbines significantly lower than the 4.515-billion-rand incurred over the same period last year at a load factor of 11.94-percent: