Ingula Pumped Storage (Electicity) Scheme

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Ingula Pumped Storage (Electicity) Scheme
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The Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme (previously named Braamhoek) is under construction by Eskom and CMC Impregilo Mavundla Joint Venture in the escarpment of the Little Drakensberg range straddling the border of the Free State and KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The scheme consists of an upper (Bedford Dam) and a lower dam (Bramhoek Dam) 4.6 km apart and connected by tunnels.[1] The underground powerhouse will house 4 x 333MW reversible pump-turbines. The scheme is being built at a cost of R27 billion and is scheduled to come into operation in 2014.[2]

The pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant will be used to generate electricity during the peak demand periods of the day. At night, excess power on the grid generated by conventional coal and nuclear plants is used to pump water to the Upper Reservoir.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingula_Pumped_Storage_Scheme
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Coordinates:   28°16'34"S   29°34'51"E

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