Prince Moyo, Eskom’s general manager for power delivery engineering, says that the Medupi power station will feed HVDC power to Gauteng along dedicated power lines. Rejecting the concept of hybrid power lines, Moyo said that pylons will not share AC and DC lines, and that existing infrastructure will not be shared. Speaking at the […]
Eskom’s GIS directorate recently hosted and coordinated a human settlement workshop at Eskom’s Academy of Learning in Midrand, with 30 attendees from Eskom and other stakeholders involved with human settlement monitoring. The purpose of the meeting was to learn more about spatial data on human settlement, and to network with other stakeholders. The utility’s spot […]
Eskom’s GIS directorate recently hosted and coordinated a human settlement workshop at Eskom’s Academy of Learning in Midrand, with 30 attendees from Eskom and other stakeholders in human settlement monitoring. The purpose of the meeting was to learn more about spatial data on human settlement, and to network with other stakeholders. The utility’s spot […]
Unit 6, the first unit of the Medupi power station which is scheduled to be synchronised at the end of the year, successfully achieved its first oil fire on 17 October 2014. This is a major milestone for the project. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and fuel oil were used to ignite the first oil fire. […]
Eskom’s Medupi power station has received its pressure equipment regulation certificate of registration for Unit 6 from the Department of Labour (DoL). Boiler registration with the DoL is required as no one may use a steam generator without such a certificate, and the boiler must be registered before energy can be applied to it and before the start of the […]
The transformers of the first string of seven wind turbine generators of Eskom’s Sere wind farm were energised recently paving the way for the utility to proceed with the final commissioning of these turbines. Eskom’s senior general manager for renewables, Ayanda Nakedi, says that the synchronising of these seven turbines is an important milestone towards […]
Eskom’s latest transmission development plan (TDP), for the period 2015 – 2024, will defer capital expenditure due to financial constraints. The new plan, an updated version of the 2013 – 2022 TDP, will be published in full by the end of November. The plan was shared at a public forum which was attended by […]
The recent announcement of the signing of an agreement between the South African government and the Russian nuclear company Rosatom has created a flood of speculation and comment about the future of nuclear power generation in this country. The official announcement describes the deal as an “intergovernmental agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation in […]
The GISSA Limpopo branch convened at Rams’ Lodge in Polokwane, on 29 August 2014. GISSA president Adrian Roos opened the meeting with an overview of the society’s role in promoting GIS, and the various benefits of GISSA membership including a free subscription to PositionIT. Roos advised members that various job and training opportunities are listed on […]
With South Africans facing the challenge of reducing electricity consumption, a biennial competition to encourage the integration of energy efficient lighting in architectural, engineering and interior design has received a record number of school entries and the second highest number of overall entries in the history of the competition. The Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design […]
