http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=125015Eskom may soon pull trigger on 100-MW solar-energy project
By: Irma Venter
Published: 1 Feb 08 - 0:00
Embattled power utility Eskom will decide later this year whether it will go ahead with its 100-MW solar energy project, earmarked for the Northern Cape.
“We are hoping for a decision to continue with the project – or not – by March or April,” says Eskom renewable energy corporate specialist Louis van Heerden.
He says the feasibility study for the project was completed at the end of last year, and that “the results are currently being evaluated”.
“Aspects to be considered include costs, the risk associated with the construction and operation of such a new technology, and how the project fits in with Eskom’s greater electricity-supply plans.”
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