Friday, 29
July 2016: Eskom has embarked on a project to upgrade Kiepersol substation which
supplies Hazyview town and surrounding areas in Mpumalanga. The project
will increase the substation capacity from 30MVA to 100MV in order to cater for
future developments in the area. Construction work began in December 2015 and
is earmarked for completion in June 2017.
This
capacity expansion upgrade will ensure network reliability and the quality of
supply to the customers. The current single 66kV in-feed network will be
replaced by two in-feed networks at a capacity of 132kV respectively. High
voltage networks are preferred due to higher transfer capabilities, reduction
in losses and minimal risk of low voltages.
Eskom is
committed to provide continuous quality of supply to the customers during the
project and beyond. The 40MVA and 20MVA transformers have been installed to
provide temporary supply for the duration of the project. Eskom continues to
explore mechanisms to improve challenges related to the temporary supply.
Eskom will
update customers on the progress of the project and will communicate related
outages. Customers should treat all electrical installations as live during the
project and during an outage.
ENDS