Eskom’s Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme has brought Unit 1 into commercial operation thus effectively pumping close to a 1000 MW into the South African power grid. This is the third out of four units to come online, each contributing 333 MW each to...
A second unit at the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, Unit 2, came into commercial operation last week, becoming the second generator after the power plant’s Unit 4 to have completed all the prerequisite quality assurance tests. Ingula’s Unit 4 was...
The electricity war room, which was set up in December to address South Africa’s energy challenges is making strides. This is according to Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown. Briefing journalists in Cape Town on Wednesday, the Minister...
The Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme Project in the Drakensburg reached some significant milestones in 2012. With a design set to contribute to South Africa’s power demand in a way that will enhance maximum power generation efficiency, the Eskom...
“Ingula is a significant part of our massive infrastructure development programme,” said President Jacob Zuma on visiting the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, located in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, recently. Construction of the 1.368 MW scheme is...
