Question NW1093 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
28 April 2022 - NW1093
Boshoff, Dr WJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(a) How much diesel has been used in the generation of electricity at Eskom since 1 January 2022, (b) what was the total cost thereof and (c) how was the total price that Eskom paid for the diesel calculated?
Reply:
According to the information received from ESKOM
a) From 1 January 2022 to 24 March 2022, Eskom utilised 110 141 069 litres of diesel for the generation of electricity at two of its OCGT stations.
(b) The total cost of the amount in (a), above is R1 385.9 million.
(c) The price indicated is the moving average price for each month. The price is the wholesale price less rebates and discounts where applicable. In addition, tank rental costs are included monthly, and these are approximately R4 million per month for both stations. There were no demurrage costs in this period.
Note that the usage and costs are verified at the end of each month. The March values and thus the totals in (a) and (b) above may therefore be subject to change.