Annual Report 1974 in PDF format

Contents, introduction and members

The year in brief 5
 
Statistical Highlights 8
 
Items of Special Interest 9
An unprecedented rate of growth 9
New coal-fired power stations 9
Diversification of power resources 9
 
Commercial 12
Sales of electricity 12
Bulk supplies to municipalities 12
Bulk supplies to neighbouring territories 12
Sales to the mining sector 14
Sales to the industrial sector 14
Traction Sales 15
Sales by distribution undertakings 16
Rural Supplies 18
Tariffs 18
 
Technical 24
Plant installed for generation and transmission 24
Power stations and projects under construction or in the planning stage 24
Research and development 28
 
Operating - the Central Generating Undertaking 30
Generation of electricity

30

Plant performance and maintenance 31
Coal Supplies 32
Water Supplies 33
 
Personnel 37
Industrial relations 37
Education and training 37
Prevention of accidents 39
Fringe benefits, sport and recreation 40
 
Financial 41
Capital Expenditure 41
Loans and the capital market 41
Capital Development Fund 41
Reserve Fund 41
Revenue Account 41
 
Auditors' report and accounts 43
The report of the auditors 44
Balance sheet 46
Notes to the balance sheet 48
Capital expenditure 49
Investments of the Capital Development Fund 50
Investments of the Redemption Fund 51
Investments of the Reserve Fund 52
Loans outstanding 53
Capital Development Fund account 55
Redemption Fund account 56
Reserve Fund account 58
Consolidated revenue account 59
Cape Western Undertaking revenue account 60
Cape Northern Undertaking revenue account 61
Cape Eastern Undertaking revenue account 62
Border Undertaking revenue account 63
Orange River Undertaking revenue account 64
Natal Undertaking revenue account 65
Eastern Transvaal Undertaking revenue account 66
Rand and O.F.S. Undertaking revenue account 67
Central Generation Undertaking schedule of costs and allocation 68
 
Statistical and other statements 69
Power stations: principle equipment installed 70
Transmission lines and cables 72
Capacity of transformers in service 74
Power purchased from outside sources in 1974 75
Units sold and number of consumers, 1974 76
Power station operating statistics, 1974 78
Statement on land and rights acquired during 1974 80
Average cost of coal burnt at Escom power stations 81
Units sold by undertakings during the past 25 years 82
Total units sold 84
Summary of consolidated Escom revenue and expenditure account 86
Generation of electricity 88
Operation of Escom's coal-fired power stations 90
Expansion of Escom's transmission and distribution system 92
 
Escom's Distribution Undertakings 93
Cape Western Undertaking 95
Cape Northern Undertaking 99
Cape Eastern Undertaking 103
Border Undertaking 107
Natal Undertaking 111
Orange River Undertaking 115
Eastern Transvaal Undertaking 119
Rand and O.F.S. Undertaking 123