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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6.7 WEST GRID<br />
The West Grid consists of four CLNs namely, Peninsula, Southern Cape, West Coast and Namaqualand. The current<br />
transmission network and CLNs are shown in Figure 6.13 below.<br />
Figure 6.13: Current West Grid network and CLNs<br />
The Western Cape customer base consists of consumers within the South African border, as well as international<br />
customers (NamPower and Skorpion in Namibia). The expected peak demands by 2015 and <strong>2020</strong> and the average<br />
percentage load increase for the period for each CLN are given in Table 6 13 below.<br />
CLN<br />
Peak Load<br />
(MW) 2009<br />
Forecasted Load (MW)<br />
2016 <strong>2020</strong><br />
Ave. Annual %<br />
Load Increase<br />
Namaqualand 135 174 193 2.9%<br />
West Coast 460 547 566 2%<br />
Southern Cape 793 947 1072 2.8%<br />
Peninsula 2549 2836 3173 2.1%<br />
International + future<br />
step loads 200 200 300 4.5%<br />
Table 6.13: West Grid CLN loads and percentage load increases<br />
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