Work to start on hydro power plant
2008-03-17 · Property Infrastructure
Work on a multi-billion rand hydro-electric plant in Limpopo will start in September, with completion scheduled for 2015, the Sekhukhune municipality announced on Thursday.
It formed part of Eskom's capacity expansion programme aimed at resolving the country's energy shortages, municipal spokesperson Sizwe Yende said in a statement.
The starting date for construction was decided by Eskom, the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality and the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry on Wednesday, on completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment, he said.
The plant would go online on completion of the R9bn De Hoop Dam, presently being constructed at Ga-Magolego village near Burgersfort.
"Greater Sekhukhune has a number of unelectrified villages that are set to benefit from this project," he said.
Eskom and the municipality were now establishing a forum to drive the project and putting in place a technical team to formulate a development of economic empowerment charter.
The new dam would provide water for industrial and agricultural development in the area, households and the construction of houses, said Yende. – Sapa
It formed part of Eskom's capacity expansion programme aimed at resolving the country's energy shortages, municipal spokesperson Sizwe Yende said in a statement.
The starting date for construction was decided by Eskom, the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality and the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry on Wednesday, on completion of an Environmental Impact Assessment, he said.
The plant would go online on completion of the R9bn De Hoop Dam, presently being constructed at Ga-Magolego village near Burgersfort.
"Greater Sekhukhune has a number of unelectrified villages that are set to benefit from this project," he said.
Eskom and the municipality were now establishing a forum to drive the project and putting in place a technical team to formulate a development of economic empowerment charter.
The new dam would provide water for industrial and agricultural development in the area, households and the construction of houses, said Yende. – Sapa
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