Eskom says the diesel expenditure is still within budget for the current financial year. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says year-to-date, the power utility spent approximately 3.11-billion-rand on fuel for the open-cycle gas turbine fleet, generating over 520-gigawatt-hour. She says diesel usage is expected to decline further as more units return from long-term repairs and maintenance activities are reduced, increasing available generation capacity:
Eskom says diesel usage is expected to decline [SOUND]
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