Transmission Ten-Year Development Plan 2011-2020 - Eskom
Transmission Ten-Year Development Plan 2011-2020 - Eskom
Transmission Ten-Year Development Plan 2011-2020 - Eskom
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6.4 NORTH EAST GRID<br />
The North East Grid consists of four CLNs namely, Highveld North, Highveld South, Lowveld (southern part), and<br />
Pretoria. The current transmission network and CLNs are shown in Figure 6 7 below.<br />
Figure 6.7: Current North East Grid network and CLNs<br />
The expected peak demands by 2016 and <strong>2020</strong> the as well as the average percentage load increase for the period<br />
for each CLN are given in Table 6-7 below.<br />
CLN<br />
Peak Load<br />
(MW) 2009<br />
Forecasted Load (MW)<br />
2016 <strong>2020</strong><br />
Table 6.7: North East Grid CLN load forecast and percentage load increases<br />
Ave. Annual % Load<br />
Increase<br />
Highveld North 2521 2808 2982 1.54%<br />
Highveld South 1052 1900 2440 8.61%<br />
Lowveld 1456 2099 2315 4.39%<br />
Pretoria 2326 3107 3701 4.32%<br />
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