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Both Medupi and Eskom's [[Kusile power station]] are delayed from the initially planned April 2011 commissioning date.<ref>[http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/energy/2013/08/19/kusile-power-station-on-course-to-deliver-by-next-december "Kusile power station ‘on course to deliver by next December,’"] Business Day Live, Aug 22, 2013</ref> In July 2013 Eskom said that plant would be delayed until 2014, due to rising costs.<ref>Paul Burkhardt, [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-08/eskom-south-african-power-plant-delayed-to-2014-as-costs-climb.html "Eskom South Africa Power Plant Delayed to 2014 as Costs Rise,"] Bloomberg, July 8, 2013.</ref>
Synchronization of the first unit, Unit 6, has since been pushed to mid-2015, and Unit 5 to 2016. The remaining units are planned for 2017-8,2019.<ref>[http://www.miningweekly.com/article/no-official-new-medupi-sync-date-but-feb-being-targeted-2015-01-08 "No official new Medupi sync date, but Feb being targeted,"] Mining Weekly, January 8, 2015</ref> later pushed to 2021.<ref>[http://ewn.co.za/2015/04/22/Medupi-Khusile-to-be-completed-by-2021 "Medupi, Kusile to be completed by 2021,"] Eyewitness News, Apr 22, 2015</ref>
Unit 6 was synchronized in March 2015, the first unit to generate power at the station.<ref>[http://www.southafrica.info/news/medupi-030315.htm#.Vc5L1p1Viko "Eskom's Medupi power station produces first electricity,"] South Africa Info, 3 March 2015</ref>
**Unit 6: 2015
**Unit 5: 2016
**Units 1-4: 2017-20212019
*'''Coal Type:''' Bituminous
*'''Coal Source:''' [[Grootegeluk coal mine]]
