Title :
Electricity generation and transmission in South Africa by 2020: an Eskom planning perspective
Author_Institution :
Power Syst. Planning, Eskom, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
The demand for electricity in South Africa is expected to double by 2020. To supply this load generation and transmission capacity will have to be expanded. The paper examines three possible future generation scenarios. Each scenario requires a distinctly different transmission expansion programme. The paper emphasises the need for an integrated approach towards the expansion planning of generation and transmission infrastructure. Due to the various options at hand, decisions on new plant can only be made once evaluation of the full cost to the economy and of all the important attributes has been completed
Keywords :
electric power generation; power system planning; power transmission; Eskom planning perspective; South Africa; economy; electricity demand; electricity generation; electricity transmission; expansion planning; generation capacity expansion; integrated approach; transmission capacity expansion; Africa; Costs; Economic forecasting; Energy consumption; Load forecasting; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power system analysis computing; Power system economics; Power system planning;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
Conference_Location :
Stellenbosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3019-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563058
