Gariep Hydroelectric power station
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History
Gariep's
first two machines went into commercial service in 1971 and the last two in
March 1976. The station was originally named after its political sponsor,
Hendrik Verwoerd.
General
Electricity
from Gariep is fed into the Eskom network at the Hydra Transmission Sub stations
fed by lines linking the Western Cape with the power stations in
Mpumalanga.
Technical details
Fact Sheet: Click
HERE to open
Contact
details:
Tel: (051) 754-0400/1
Where is
Gariep:
About 300 metres downstream of the Gariep Dam wall on the
banks of the Orange River, near Norvalspont in the Eastern Cape.
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