DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR ORAL REPLY
QUESTION NO: 168
Additional information as requested during follow up questions
Ms N W A Mazzone (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
Provide Ms Mazzone with a table that illustrates or reflects the amount of coal available at the various power stations that are below the minimum stock level requirements. (With the exclusion of Medupi and Kusile).
A schedule of which power station is served by either short term, of fixed price contracts or cost plus contracts.
REPLY:
(1) Table 1 below illustrates coal stock levels per power station, for power stations below Eskom’s prescribed minimum coal stock level, excluding Medupi and Kusile.
|
Power Station |
Eskom prescribed minimum coal stock level (Stock days) |
Actual Stock levels meet Eskom prescribed minimum coal stock level |
|
Arnot |
26 |
No |
|
Camden |
20 |
No |
|
Duvha |
22 |
No |
|
Grootvlei |
20 |
No |
|
Hendrina |
20 |
No |
**
|
Power Station |
Eskom prescribed minimum coal stock level (Stock days) |
Actual Stock levels meet Eskom prescribed minimum coal stock level |
|
Kendal |
25 |
No |
|
Komati |
7 |
No |
|
Kriel OC |
30 |
No |
|
Kriel UG |
35 |
No |
|
Majuba |
40 |
No |
|
Matla |
27 |
No |
|
Tutuka |
32 |
No |
(2) Table 2 presents a schedule of which power station is served by either short term; fixed price contracts; or cost plus contracts.
|
Power Station |
Long Term Fixed Price Contracts |
Long term Cost Plus |
Short/Medium Term Contracts |
|
Arnot |
|
X |
|
|
Kriel |
|
X |
X |
|
Lethabo |
|
X |
|
|
Tutuka |
|
X |
X |
|
Hendrina[1] |
|
X |
|
|
Matla |
|
X |
X |
|
Duvha |
X |
X |
|
|
Kendal |
|
X |
X |
[1]The Hendrina Power Station’s long term contract with Optimum Coal Mine expires at the end of Dec 2018. The mine is under business rescue and does not supply any coal to Hendrina
ENDS
