Surveying data is essential for many industrial resource activities including power line design on the ground. Eskom, the main power line designer in South Africa, relies on such data collected by its engineers and surveyors. This article evaluates the accuracy and consistency of this geospatial data using two GNSS receivers (Trimble Juno SB handheld GNSS […]
Eskom’s recent request for its customers to reduce energy consumption, even if it means reducing production, together with ordered blackouts, poses a real threat to the growth of corporate South Africa. This is according to Manie de Waal, head of sales at Energy Partners , an energy solutions provider, who says that together with […]
The 18 finalists of the Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition have been announced. These finalists, who took up Eskom’s challenge to design energy-efficient lamps and integrate energy efficient lighting in architectural, engineering and interior designs, were selected from 506 entries received in this year’s competition. In the Student Category, students of the Western […]
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 […]
