Eskom owns four large hydro plants, with one of the most significant being Vanderkloof( 240MW).
SA looks to retrofit for hydropower
As few suitable sites remain for the construction of new hydropower plants, government is thinking about retrofitting existing water infrastructure. By Martin Czernowalow
South Africa’ s government is mulling over the generation of hydropower by retrofitting existing infrastructure— including big dams, water schemes and canals— as it seeks to bolster the renewable energy portion of the country’ s energy mix.
This is according to a Department of Water and Sanitation draft sustainable hydropower generation policy, which was gazetted last year and forms part of the country’ s efforts to cut its reliance on
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