South Africa's Eskom links Medupi unit five to grid

Eskom has linked up unit five of its Medupi coal power station to the grid, the Ministry of Public Enterprises said on Thursday, as part of the state-controlled company's drive to overcome South Africa's chronic electricity shortages. "Over the past 18 months, we have seen 1,800 MW (megawatts) being added to the grid and the new build programme will add 8,600 MW of new capacity by 2020/21," Minister Lynne Brown said in a statement. Eskom, which has in the past been forced to impose power cuts du