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8 September 2006 -- Siemens Power Generation (PG) announced that it will modernize the Komati coal-fired power plant in Johannesburg, South Africa with SPPA-T3000 instrumentation and control (I&C) system. The power plant's new equipment will extend its service life by a further 15 years. The order was placed by South Africa's utility ESKOM, Johannesburg, and is valued at approximately 45 million euro.

To meet the pronounced increase in power demand in South Africa, ESKOM is recommissioning the power plants it mothballed several years ago. The Komati coal-fired power station, which was built back in the 1960s, is one of three power plants that ESKOM is recommissioning after being mothballed for an extended period.

The Komati coal-fired power station with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW consists of six units and is located southeast of Mpumalanga. The new I&C system will extend the service life of the power station, which was only online for five years, by a further 15 years. Recommissioning of the first unit is slated for early 2007. Work on all of the units is scheduled for completion by the year 2009.

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