MHPS Delivers First Boiler to Kusile Power Station in South Africa
-- 800 MW Supercritical-pressure Coal-fired Unit Begins Commercial Operation --

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (September 7, 2017)- Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), in cooperation with group companies in Africa and Europe, has completed delivery of the first boiler on the Kusile Power Station(Note1) currently under construction in the Republic of South Africa for Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. The unit, a supercritical-pressure boiler which was part of an order received in 2007, has already commenced commercial operation. This is the third unit delivered by MHPS for one of the world's largest ongoing thermal power generation projects. Once completed, it will provide a total output of 9,600 megawatts (MW), delivered by two power stations each capable of generating 4,800 MW of power.