MUNICIPALITY INSTALLING TRANSFORMERS IN THEMBALETHU AND GLENWOOD TO INCREASE MORE RELIABLE POWER SUPPLY
Visit to Glenwood transformer from left: Daniel Greeff (Deputy Director Electro for Planning & Design in the Electrotechnical Services Directorate), Cllr Nosicelo Mbethe (Portfolio Councillor for Electrotechnical Services in the George Municipality), Alderman Leon van Wyk (Executive Mayor of George), Dr Michele Gratz (George Municipal Manager, and Bongani Mandla (Director of Electrotechnical Services in the George Municipality).
In its endeavours to supply its citizens with electricity, the George Municipality has recorded a milestone in the electricity network in the George Municipal area as it begins the process of installing three transformers, two in Thembalethu Substation and one in Glenwood Substation in the past two weeks.
On Friday, 30 June, the Executive Mayor of George, Alderman Leon van Wyk, accompanied by the Portfolio Councillor for Electrotechnical Services, Cllr Nosicelo Mbethe, and the George Municipal Manager Dr Michele Gratz visited the recently delivered transformers which are currently being installed in Thembalethu and Glenwood.
Mayor van Wyk says he is delighted to see the progress that has been made so far to strengthen the capacity of the power supply in George. “The installation of these transformers solidifies the Municipality’s quest to capacitate and supply adequate electricity to the City of George while also catering for growth. We are constantly upgrading and increasing the electricity capacity in our substations and ensuring that our substations are up to standard and meet the required needs of the consumption within George and surrounds.
According to the Municipal Electrotechnical Services Directorate, the electricity demand for Thembalethu has increased significantly, to the extent that it reached a point where it is not efficient and reliable to supply the area from the 11 000 Volt network. “To increase the reliability and to establish sufficient capacity for future development, the Municipality needed to establish a 66/11kV substation. The 66 000-volt overhead line network was completed in previous years,” said Bongani Mandla, the director of Electrotechnical Services in the George Municipality.
The Thembalethu substation includes 2 x 20MVA 66/11kV transformers. Each transformer cost in the order of R7.5m and the total project value is in the order of R50 million. The project is expected to conclude towards the end of 2023. This substation will assist with more reliable power to the Thembalethu area and reduce overloading problems on the 11kV network, which will assist with restoration times after a fault or load shedding.
The Glenwood transformer is also 20MVA 66/11kV and added to the existing 2 x 20MVA transformers to assist with the growing demand for the developments in the East of George / Kraaibosch areas and surrounds.
Please watch the visit to the Thembalethu Transformers: https://youtu.be/hjGwOEsjhlY
Please watch the visit to Glenwood Transformer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsIH9nZLlIE
Visit to Thembalethu Transformers from left: Daniel Greeff (Deputy Director Electro for Planning & Design in the Electrotechnical Services Directorate), Cllr Nosicelo Mbethe (Portfolio Councillor for Electrotechnical Services in the George Municipality), Alderman Leon van Wyk (Executive Mayor of George), Dr Michele Gratz (George Municipal Manager), Councillor Sifiso Ntondini (Ward 11 Councillor in Thembalethu) and Bongani Mandla (Director of Electrotechnical Services in the George Municipality).
Delivery process and installation of transformers on the plinths in Glenwood
Delivery process and installation of transformers on the plinths in Thembalethu