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Medupi is an English word starting with the letter M. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Medupi in a sentence

Using Medupi

  • In the example corpus, medupi often appears in combinations such as: medupi and, at medupi, the medupi.

Context around Medupi

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

plants 1× 2007 1×

Often after:

power 2× leadership 1× followed 1× coal 1×

Sentence patterns with Medupi

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

medupi and kusile 3× ash at medupi followed a 1× at the medupi and kusile 1× cheaper than medupi coal capacity 1× eskom s medupi leadership initiative 1× faults at medupi and kusile 1× fired plants medupi and kusile 1× have at medupi we have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

medupi and kusile 3× because saved kwh 1× but thanks to 1× de ruyter said 1× eskom board chairperson 1× problems have been 1×

Common sentence endings:

a decade ago 1× coal it burns 1× from her childhood 1× kusile power stations 1× lephalele in 2013 1× older power stations 1×

Words around Medupi

Just before it in the word index:

medupe 2 medulloblastoma 3 medullinus 5 medullary 8 medulla 31 medtronics 2

Just after it in the word index:

medusa 63 medusae 11 medusandra 2 medusandraceae 2 medusozoa 3 meduza 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Medupi

  • In this selection, "medupi" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, plants, 2007, power, leadership and followed stand out and add context to how "medupi" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include medupi and kusile and ash at medupi followed a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "medupi" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with medupi

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Medupi power station under construction in Lephalele in 2013. (10 words)

You must remember, what we have at Medupi, we have exactly the same at Kusile. (15 words)

Medupi and Kusile have six 800MW generation units each with more modern technology and higher efficiency than Eskom’s older power stations. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Because saved kWh and kW are just as valuable to Eskom as generated ones, Eskom bought back over 2.5 GW of “negawatts” (saved watts) – 90% cheaper than Medupi coal capacity, let alone the coal it burns. (37 words)

The multi-billion rand mega power stations Eskom commissioned in 2007, Medupi and Kusile, should take a large portion of the blame for the power utility's failure to keep the country supplied with electricity. (35 words)

Problems have been magnified by delays and cost overruns at two giant coal-fired plants, Medupi and Kusile, which were touted as a solution to power woes when construction began a decade ago. (33 words)

Example sentences (14)

De Ruyter said that Kusile 1, 2, 3 will take at least eight months to return, while Medupi is expected to return in September next year.

Medupi and Kusile — which are in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, respectively — are the newest of the coal-fired power stations but units keep going down, contributing to the rolling blackouts.

The faults at Medupi and Kusile — Eskom’s new coal-fired plants — have meant that neither of them have been able to provide a consistent supply of energy to the grid.

The Medupi power station under construction in Lephalele in 2013.

The return of a unit each at Majuba and Medupi power stations has also been delayed, while a unit each at the Tutuka and Hendrina power stations tripped earlier today.

You must remember, what we have at Medupi, we have exactly the same at Kusile.

But thanks to investment from AfDB in the state power utility Eskom’s Medupi Leadership Initiative and the Eskom Contractors Academy, her life now is a far cry from her childhood.

Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza on Wednesday said that the state-owned utility has set aside R4.5 billion to address the power generation challenges at the Medupi and Kusile power stations.

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Medupi and Kusile are not adding nearly enough electricity to the grid to relieve pressure off Eskom and allow it to take older power stations offline.

Medupi and Kusile have six 800MW generation units each with more modern technology and higher efficiency than Eskom’s older power stations.

Problems have been magnified by delays and cost overruns at two giant coal-fired plants, Medupi and Kusile, which were touted as a solution to power woes when construction began a decade ago.

The multi-billion rand mega power stations Eskom commissioned in 2007, Medupi and Kusile, should take a large portion of the blame for the power utility's failure to keep the country supplied with electricity.

The new problems with managing coal and ash at Medupi followed a breakdown in a conveyor belt that feeds coal to the power station.

Because saved kWh and kW are just as valuable to Eskom as generated ones, Eskom bought back over 2.5 GW of “negawatts” (saved watts) – 90% cheaper than Medupi coal capacity, let alone the coal it burns.

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Common combinations with medupi

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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