1948 Annual Report in PDF format

FRONT and CONTENTS

Introductory
General:
Death of Chairman 5-6
Twenty-fifth Anniversary 6
Purchase of V.F.P. Co.'s Undertaking 6-7
Demand for Electricity 7
Plant and Equipment 7-8
Costs and Tariffs 8
New Undertakings 8
Projects:
Vierfontein Power Station 10
Hex River Power Station 10
Umgeni Power Station 10-12
Salt River No. 2 Power Station 12
Other Projects 12
Railway Traction Substations 12
Traction Supplies Natal 12-13
Coal Supplies to Klip Power Station 13
Plant Capacity 13
Transmission System and Area of Supply 13-15
Output and Sales 15-16
Financial:
Loan Capital 16
Reserve and Redemption Funds 16
Investments 18
Capital Expenditure 18
Assets and Liabilities 18
Summary of Operating Statistics 18
Staff:
Home Ownership Scheme 19
Personnel 19
Commission's Undertakings
Natal Central 21-24
Witbank 25-28
Cape Town 29-34
Durban 35-37
Sabie 38
Border 39-42
Rand 43
Klip Generating Station 44
Vaal Generating Station 45-50
Municipal Electricity Supply Schemes 51-52
Annexures:
"A"- Auditors' Report and Accounts 55-93
"B"- Statistical and Other Statements 94-113
"C"- Union Statistics 114-116