1973 Annual Report in PDF format

Contents, introduction and members

The year in brief 5
Sales of electricity 10
Sales to the mining sector 10
Sales to the industrial sector 12
Bulk supplies to the municipalities 12
Sales to neighbouring territories 13
Traction Sales 13
Sales by distribution undertakings 13
Rural Supplies 16
Central Generating Undertaking 17
Installed plant for generation and transmission 17
Construction of power stations 21
Generation of Electricity 23
Maintenance 23
Coal supplies 24
Water supplies 27
Research and development 29
Personnel 32
Financial 34
Auditors' report and accounts 39
Statistical and other statements 65
Principal equipment installed in power stations 66
Transmission lines and cables 68
Capacity of transformers in service 70
Power purchased from outside sources 71
Coal burnt at power stations 71
Units sold by undertakings in 46 years 72
Units sold and number of consumers, 1973 74
Power station operating statistics 76
Generation summary 78
Escom's share in electricity production for Republic 79
Escom's Distribution Undertakings 81
Cape Western Undertaking 82
Cape Northern Undertaking 86
Cape Eastern Undertaking 90
Border Undertaking 94
Natal Undertaking 98
Orange River Undertaking 102
Rand and Orange Free State Undertaking 106
Eastern Transvaal Undertaking 110