South Africa's new Ingula hydro plant seen fully operational in Jan 2017

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Another unit at South Africa's new Ingula hydro plant generating 333 megawatts (MW) was linked to the national grid on Sunday and full operation of the 1,332 MW station is expected in January 2017, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. Africa's most industrialised country is building new power plants to stave off energy shortages affecting economic growth. State-owned utility Eskom has said it will increase its capital expenditure by 44 percent to 324 billion rand ($21 billi