According to the information received from Eskom
1. The table below provides the Eskom OCGT diesel usage.
Financial Year |
Rand value, R'm[1] |
Megalitres |
1 April 2019 up to Jan 2020 |
3 268 |
318.6 |
2018-19 |
3 768 |
384.5 |
2017-18 |
320 |
37.8 |
2016-17 |
340 |
10 |
2015-16 |
8 690 |
1 247.8 |
2014-15 |
9 546 |
1 178.6 |
2. At Eskom diesel is used as fuel to open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) and fleet.
3. As the power stations perform better and energy availability factor (EAF) improves to a higher level, the use of diesel must reach zero level.