# Eskom says it has spent 5.9-billion-rand on diesel from 1 April to 9 October and generated over one-thousand-gigawatt-hours from its open-cycle gas turbine plants. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says In the past week, diesel spending was 27.74-million-rand at a load factor of 0.758-percent. She says this is lower than the same period last year where spending was 97.4-million-rand, highlighting sustained efficiency improvements and a significant reduction in reliance on diesel generation this year:
Eskom says diesel expenditure remained consistently below budget [SOUND]
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