Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) Prof Louis Jestin EDF EPPEI Senior Manager EDF-Eskom France

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1 Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute (EPPEI) Prof Louis Jestin EDF EPPEI Senior Manager EDF-Eskom France

2 Presentation guidelines Background Status of EPPEI development 5 year research strategy Conclusion

3 Fulfilling skills shortage gap Changing context Critical skill shortage in engineering arena require special investment to develop high quality engineers with practical skills. Eskom has the unique opportunity to capture the knowledge from the new-build programme and various improvement initiatives. OEM and tertiary institutions locally and abroad are keen to partner with Eskom. drives the need to establish Eskom Power Plant Engineering Institute Increase the number of Power Plant industry focused MSc and PhDs. Ensure South African universities participate fully in transferring and localizing new technologies currently being offered to Eskom by OEMs. Ensure South African universities are actively involved in solving Eskom specific engineering problems. Leverage the expertise of international universities and utilities.

4 Eskom s key objectives since the early 2000s GWe 40 Net installed capacity!!! Net installed capacity: GWe 40 Forecasted with: Demand +2.9%/year Load factor: 70% Actual peak production Available capacity was exceeded for daily peak in Demand keeps increasing. Most of the installed capacity is more than 30 years old. - Increase availability (90/7/3) of existing units and increase their residual lifetime. - Re-commission mothballed units and erect new capacities. - Reduce carbon footprint by energy savings and renewable energy development. - Contribute to build a power industry and create jobs in South Africa.

5 Eskom flagship projects (1/2) Gas I: 1040 MW added up to 2442 MW of OCGT At Ankerlig and Gourikwa sites in the Western Cape. RTS: 23 mothballed coal-fired units totaling 3800 MW are Return-to-service (RTS) at Camden (8), Grootvlei (6), and Komati (9). Two large coal-fired Power Stations: 4800 MW 6 units at each site of Medupi in Lephalale and Kusile with wet flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) at Kusile. Life extension & pollutant emissions reduction on a number of the 87 Eskom coal power units and Koeberg.

6 Eskom flagship projects (2/2) Sere Wind Farm: 100 MW over 16 km 2 Near Vredendal in the Western Cape Solar 1: 100 MW CSP with binary salt mixture Near Upington in the Northern Cape Pumped-storage Ingula (1332 MW : 4x 333 MW) 2 dams, 4.6kms apart at Bedford and Braamhoek in little Drakensberg Transmission and distribution grid expansion Efficiency improvement and smart grid development Large amount of funds & skills needed to complement the power mix for which all options are still opened: wind, solar, coal, gas and nuclear.

7 Presentation guidelines Background Status of EPPEI development 5 year research strategy Conclusion

8 Six lead universities working with partners Lead and partner universities partnering EPPEI UJ Tshwane University of Technology

9 Two tracks run in parallel: Courses & Research

10 Five student intakes in Phase 1: Starting students MSc Dte Initial EPPEI EXCO mandate Ongoing 5 Total Fundamental courses Applied courses Intake of students Midrand preparation EPPEI research

11 Presentation guidelines Background Status of EPPEI development 5 year research strategy Conclusion

12 Research is organised in three clusters Energy Efficiency UCT Cluster 1: Power Generation Mechanical Engineering Combustion Engineering Wits Emissions Control NWU Renewable Energy SUN Cluster 2 : Electrical Engineering HV AC Wits HV DC UKZN Process flows Fuels & Combustion FGT & Environment CSP & Wind Generation-Transmission-Distribution (Design.Operation,Maintenance,Control) - Flow streams - Heat Exch. - Turbines - Pumps, - Valves, - Mills - Air Heater - Fans - Burners - Heat Exch. - De-Dusting - De-SOx - De-NOx - De-Hg - De-CO2 - Heliostat - CSP receiver - Wind turbines - Heat storage - Cooling - Generator, Transformer, Motor, breaker - Grid operation & stability - Power system modelling & analysis Cluster 3 : Component crosscutting areas Material Science UCT Material choice, repairs and ageing processes, - RLA, NDT - Pressure Parts Asset Management UP Strategic component LCA, Methods: RAM, CBM - LOPP - Component monitoring FGT: Flue gas treatment CSP: Concentrated Solar Power RLA: Remnant Life Assessment NDT: Non Destructive Testing LCA: Life Cycle Assessment RAM: Reliability Availability Maintainability CBM: Condition Based Maintenance LOPP: Life Of Plant Plan

13 More about the EPPEI 5 year research plan

14 Presentation guidelines Background Status of EPPEI development 5 year research strategy Conclusion

15 FutConclusionre EPPEI objectives - Conclusion For EPPEI Phase 2, i.e: Jan Dec 2021, the goals are: o For EPPEI to become self-sustainable by: o o o o Creating a South African Post Graduate Diploma in Power Engineering. Creating inter-university collaborative research projects. Creating a Consortium of universities. Attracting other funders (DST, Dti, HEM, OEMS, power utilities, etc.). o To make EPPEI a pan-african institute by: o o Co-operating with all African utilities. Inviting non-eskom and non-sa students to participate in EPPEI.