{"id":26464,"date":"2023-03-07T10:34:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T09:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/news\/vgbe-energy-and-partners-assess-the-performance-of-south-african-power-plants\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T09:34:58","slug":"vgbe-energy-and-partners-assess-the-performance-of-south-african-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/en\/news\/vgbe-energy-and-partners-assess-the-performance-of-south-african-power-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"vgbe energy and partners assess the performance of South African power plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26464\" class=\"elementor elementor-26464 elementor-26454\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49cf497 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49cf497\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f10b827\" data-id=\"f10b827\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46ec2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d46ec2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/KW_Suedafrika_1280-720-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/KW_Suedafrika_1280-720-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/KW_Suedafrika_1280-720-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/KW_Suedafrika_1280-720-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vgbe.energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/KW_Suedafrika_1280-720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f67ed8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f67ed8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e40fa\" data-id=\"c6e40fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914f469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"914f469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa has appointed an international consortium led by the vgbe energy association to conduct an independent assessment of the operational situation of the state-owned utility <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eskom.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eskom<\/a>. The consortium includes <a href=\"https:\/\/dornier-group.com\/company\/vpc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dornier Power and Heat GmbH<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kws-eg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KWS Energy Knowledge eG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwe.com\/der-konzern\/rwe-ti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RWE Technology International GmbH<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steag.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STEAG GmbH<\/a>. All partners have extensive experience in the operation, maintenance and service of power plants. The services provided by vgbe energy and its partners include a review of all coal-fired power plants with regard to performance, operation and maintenance as well as a skill assessment and advise on operational improvements. The assignment is going to be completed by mid-2023. The results of the study are expected to foster the improvement of South Africa&#8217;s tight electricity supply situation in the near-term.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fe595e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fe595e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dac0913\" data-id=\"dac0913\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d59466a\" data-id=\"d59466a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0c793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a0c793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>vgbe energy e.V. is the technical association of energy plant operators and the international competence centre for the generation and storage of electricity, heat, hydrogen and energy carriers based on them as well as sector coupling. vgbe energy coordinates and supports its members in topics of standardisation, research and development, by the exchange and preservation of know-how and access to expertise as well as by providing basic and advanced training. vgbe&#8217;s 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