City of Cape recommends green light for R107m Steenbras refurbishment
The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee is recommending the approval of a R107-million investment over the next few years to refurbish the Steenbras Hydro Pumped Storage Scheme.
The 108-month contract, which is expected to start on February 15, 2024, with completion tabled for June 30, 2032, will ensure that Steenbras is refurbished and well-maintained to continue loadshedding protection.
The 180 MW Steenbras Hydro Pumped Storage Scheme, which comprises four turbines that are used to generate electricity, currently provides protection equivalent to two stages of loadshedding where possible.
According to the City’s Energy MMC Councillor Beverley van Reenen, during peak electricity demand, the system channels water from Upper Steenbras to Lower Steenbras, through the turbine generator, to create electricity.
When electricity use is low, usually between 23:00 and 07:00, the turbines pump the water back to the Upper Steenbras dam to be re-used the next day.
“We continue to roll out plans to ensure we can within the next two years provide loadshedding protection of up to four stages where feasible while focusing on proper maintenance and investment in our infrastructure for reliable service delivery,” she said, assuring that all due process would be followed in terms of regulatory and legislative requirements.
The budget and execution of the professional services will determine the final budget and delivery programme.
“Importantly, all Capetonians benefit directly or indirectly from the City’s power generation management and loadshedding protection as it also protects critical City infrastructure used for service provision and protects the City’s electricity network.”
Comments
Research Reports
Latest Multimedia
Showroom
Weir is a global leader in mining technology. We recognise that our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Immersive Technologies is the world's largest, proven and tested supplier of simulator training solutions to the global resources industry.
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
