| Hendrik Verwoerd (re-named
Gariep) hydro power station started feeding into Escom’s transmission system
in 1971. Not only did it prove of value in peak load periods and emergencies, but it
stabilised the 400 kV line linking the Transvaal and the Cape Province. Vanderkloof, a similar hydro
power station, was commissioned in 1977 as another feature of the Orange River Project. |
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Koeberg power station
|
Escom decided, in 1972, to build Koeberg
nuclear power station approximately 30 km from Cape Town. This development was
necessary to cope with the increasing demand for power in the Western Cape. Use was to be
made of the uranium enrichment process developed in South Africa. |
Matla
power station
Duvha power station
|
The
1970s brought further exploitation of the Eastern Transvaal coal-fields. The erection of Matla (3 600 MW) and Duvha (3 600 MW) power stations was undertaken. |
