Name of the Project
Eskom ‘repowering’ projects.

Location
Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
South African State-owned power utility Eskom.

Project Description
Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5 GW pipeline of ‘repowering’ projects on the sites of six coal power stations – Grootvlei, Arnot, Camden, Hendrina, Kriel and Komati.

The projects include the development of:

• 195 MW of solar PV and 150 MW of BESS at Grootvlei;
• 800 MW of solar PV, 200 MW of BESS and 
• 168 MW of wind at Arnot;
• 680 MW of solar PV at Camden;
• 587 MW of solar PV at Hendrina; and
• 800 MW of solar PV, 200 MW of BESS and 
• 1 000 MW of gas-to-power at Kriel.

Just Energy Transition (JET) strategies have been approved for Hendrina, Camden and Grootvlei, and are advanced for Arnot and Kriel. The projects will be pursued in partnership with the private sector.
At Komati, 122 MW of solar PV and 150 MW of BESS are under development.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
Eskom unlocked $2.6-billion in funding in June 2025, including $500-million from the Clean Technology Fund, of which $50-million will be in the form of a grant and $450-million in the form of a highly concessional Climate Investment Funds loan.

The balance will be raised from multilateral development banks at concessional rates ($900-million), private investors ($875-million), development finance institution loans ($300-million) and other funders 
($30-million).

Planned Start/End Date
Eskom is targeting commercial operation for most of the projects before 2030.

Latest Developments
Engagements are under way with various multilateral development banks for front loading and upfront repowering and repurposing at Camden, Grootvlei and Hendrina.

Progress is also being made on various ‘repurposing’ initiatives, including containerised microgrid assembly, an agrivoltaics project, welder training and skills development.

Various strategy, enterprise development and community projects are also being prioritised under the repurposing banner, including copper recycling, steel component fabrication, a small business accelerator, a call centre and a commercial agriculture project on 
a 15-ha site.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Eskom head office, tel +11 800 8111.
Eskom media desk, email mediadesk@eskom.co.za.