CapexCue · Public evidence · Printed 11 Nov 2026

Richards Bay (Eskom) power station

South Africa · Energy

Source overview Release 1

Project scope

oil/gas; the single native unit/phase at this GEM facility: 1. Retained August 2026 dataset; current status, greenfield/replacement context and buying availability have not been rechecked.

Reported status and procurement

Reported development

pre-construction

unknown

Procurement availability

Unknown / not established

A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.

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Project metadata

Country: South Africa
Source-reported country
Region: Sub Saharan Africa
Category: Energy
Source-reported classification
Physical assets: Not classified

Based on this release's supporting evidence. Unresolved fields remain unclassified; these labels do not establish current progress or a buying window.

Released facts and supporting evidence

Each fact retains its source, uncertainty and time context. If a publisher page moves or is unavailable, use the recorded quotation and observation date below.

Project name

Source reported

Richards Bay (Eskom) power station

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. CC BY 4.0. CapexCue selected and reformatted the source facts. Current project status has not been rechecked. No endorsement is implied.

Technical record · Richards Bay (Eskom) power station

Statement: 00fb4e4f-3c23-46c5-aa87-26d9236ac94f

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Owner

Source reported

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd [100%]

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd [100%]

Statement: c1da3a70-8de7-4e1b-9450-060b288549d4

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Scope

Source reported

oil/gas; the single native unit/phase at this GEM facility: 1. Retained August 2026 dataset; current status, greenfield/replacement context and buying availability have not been rechecked.

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · oil/gas; the single native unit/phase at this GEM …

Statement: fd79fa93-0c58-4c65-9ed7-e9a4f31cdef0

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Parent

Source reported

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd [100.0%]

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd [100.0%]

Statement: b2fb57bf-ea9e-4946-a82a-79f7297c57a3

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Country

Source reported

South Africa

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · South Africa

Statement: f5f7fbd2-f08b-46b6-a9a1-7da00faa0eb5

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Project ecology

Source reported

energy

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · energy

Statement: 72e0bc3c-ca0d-4a84-85b3-bdc1b46b3660

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Capacity

Source reported

3000 MW

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Physical scope: Single-unit GEM facility L100000407360; native unit/phase G100000409408.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · 3000 MW

Statement: 11ff5681-d15d-4430-bc50-4b679b1fdb4d

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Delivery

Source reported

pre-construction

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

The source did not state a date for this value.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · pre-construction

Statement: bada8747-cbce-44d9-ac38-428c87f7b204

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Location

Source reported

Richards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal

Attributed to Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release..

Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release. · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-11-04

Sources and evidence · Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Attribution: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, August 2026 release.

Source published: Not disclosed
Evidence observed: 2026-11-04

Technical record · Richards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal

Statement: c0fb8b32-f0d1-4843-ad23-a7fd6fae3c33

Source revision: 8acf8e9c-6263-433d-8b4e-829a7f4121f7
Fingerprint: a4f0614e33c542e8c6a795ce76f21a4b8e1aa2d1c8b001769511f1fcee200436

Source support and qualifications are retained. No numeric confidence score is substituted for evidence review.

Source report history

Prior and superseded states remain labelled. Dates below identify source publication when known, otherwise source observation. They are not assumed event dates; each fact retains its own time qualifications.

No material timeline events have been released.

Organizations and roles

No structured organization roles are recorded yet. Names may appear in the published facts below.

Research coverage

Initial project information from published sources.

Evidence and updates

Overview depth and evidence gaps

This overview presents supported project scope and source-reported information. Further research can add detail on:

Supplier-specific buying responsibility and equipment timing require separate assessment.

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-11-04 · newest supporting observation: 2026-11-04. Review time does not freshen source evidence.

Source, observation and release dates · structured source date unavailable

Source report dates: Structured source date unavailable · 1 source revision without a structured report date
Source captured: 4 Nov 2026
Dossier released: 4 Nov 2026

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Release 1 · dossier released 04 Nov 2026, 07:19 UTC

Release and method

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-11-04
Dossier released: 04 Nov 2026, 07:19 UTC
Method: Versioned source, claim and public-policy decisions

Publication policy

corpus-publication-v1 · overview-v1

Stable project reference: df7d2b7a-4118-5770-9164-ce4160887a25

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Citation for this releaseCapexCue — Richards Bay (Eskom) power station — dossier released 2026-11-04T07:19:04.201595+00:00, release 1 (c452aece-2373-472a-8f9b-86d6792cea77) — https://capexcue.com/projects/richards-bay-eskom-power-station/.

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