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Why Cyril is happy with Tutuka power station

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President Cyril Ramaphosa with Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni- Tsipane (second from left), Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and Minister Pravin Gordhan during a visit to Tutuka Power Station in Standerton.
President Cyril Ramaphosa with Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni- Tsipane (second from left), Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and Minister Pravin Gordhan during a visit to Tutuka Power Station in Standerton.

PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern about Tutuka Power Station in Standerton, Mpumalanga which is facing many challenges.

Speaking at the weekend during a visit to the struggling station, he said getting it to operate at optimal levels was a big obstacles.

The president was accompanied by Police Minister Bheki Cele, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane.

He said the challenges at the power station included corruption and fraud.

He said corruption was being dealt with and people were getting arrested.

President Cyril Ramaphosa with him is Minister Pravin Gordhan, Minister Bheki Cele, Minister Gwede Mantashe, Eskom Group Chief Executive Andre De Ruyter and Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni- Tsipane Photo by

“Some of our managers need protection as they are threatened,” he said.

“I’m impressed with the quality of the managers, because they’e dealing with those challenges and are displaying a great deal of commitment to get the power station working.”

He said they would be able to come up with a number of proposals to deal effectively with load shedding.

“We all have to work together to address the problem of load shedding.

“Here in Tutuka Power Station, we should get all six units operating. Right now we have two operating and another one is coming on stream. Our law enforcement agencies have started work and they are going to intensify because corruption and fraud have diverted our attention away from bringing about progress for our country,” he said.

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