South Africa’s Eskom Reports Sabotage at Power Station to Police
- Utility says fifth incident of intentional damage in 14 months
- Eskom is struggling to meet demand, resulting in power cuts
The Tutuka coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. filed charges with police over an incident of sabotage at the Tutuka power station, another obstacle as the utility struggles to meet electricity demand.
The most industrialized nation on the continent has been undergoing regular power cuts with a system run by Eskom that’s prone to breakdowns. In addition to the challenges posed by aging infrastructure, a cable was severed and a pipe cut at the coal-burning plant 170km (106 miles) southeast of Johannesburg this week as workers prepared to return a unit to service, the utility said Thursday in a statement.