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5.Transmission and distribution equipment in service

At 31 March 2006
    2006      2005    Change  
Power lines              
                 
 

Transmission power lines, km1

   27 406      27 169    237  
                 
 

765 kV

   1 153      1 153    –  
 

533 kV DC (monopolar)

  1 035      1 035    –  
 

400 kV

   15 691      15 318    373  
  275 kV   7 245      7 383    (138) 
  220 kV   1 336      1 336    –  
  132 kV   946      944    2  
                 
 

Distribution power lines, km

  43 330       42 988    342  
                 
  165 – 132 kV   22 142      21 801    341  
  88 – 33 kV   21 188      21 187    1  
                 
 

Reticulation power lines, km

              
  22 kV and lower   282 361      277 047    5 314  
Total all power lines, km   353 097      347 204    5 893  
               
Cables, km   8 031      7 743    288  
               
165 – 132 kV   156      137    19  
22 kV and lower   7 875      7 606    269  
               
Total transformer capacity, MVA   205 662      202 706    2 956  
               
Transmission, MVA2   118 445      117 355    1 090  
Distribution and reticulation, MVA   87 217      85 351    1 866  
               
Total transformers, number   305 776      293 049    12 727  
               

Transmission, number

  374      371    3  
Distribution and reticulation, number   305 402      292 678    12 724  

Eskom work related fatalities Cost of coal burnt versus production price index (PPI) Sales by category

1.
 Transmission line lengths as per Geographic Information System (GIS) distances.
2. Base of definition: transformers rated > 30 MVA and primary voltage > 132 kV.

 

 

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