Eskom awarded contracts worth R31.5 billion in February 2008 to construct a coal-fired power station called the Bravo ... and Alstom S&E, the turbine island works contract worth R13 billion.

In an ensuing fire, a hydrogen explosion hurled a 200-pound piece of the generator across the plant floor. Much of the unit ...

The plant features two blocks powered by GE Vernova 9HA.01 gas turbines ... dioxide than coal. Gas-fired units also offer greater flexibility to deal with peaks in demand for power, and for ...