Eskom Kusile Housing Project
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Source: The Citizen
Eskom's Kusile housing project is a residential development consisting of 336 flats intended for employees and their families from the nearby Kusile power plant. The project started with a budget of R160 million in 2008 but escalated to over R800 million. It remains incomplete and unoccupied, abandoned for approximately 10 years, resembling a ghost town due to poor project governance and oversight
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Power Generation (CCGT), Residential
- Location
- eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Citizen
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Original status | abandoned |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Eskom's Kusile housing project is a residential development consisting of 336 flats intended for employees and their families from the nearby Kusile power plant. The project started with a budget of R160 million in 2008 but escalated to over R800 million. It remains incomplete and unoccupied, abandoned for approximately 10 years, resembling a ghost town due to poor project governance and oversight. |
Original sector | Built Sector |
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Location
Country | South Africa |
State | Mpumalanga |
City | eMalahleni |
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Source | The Citizen |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Power Generation (CCGT), Residential |
Article published date | 2026-05-28 |
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