Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
The Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme consists of two 200 megawatts (270,000 hp) turbine units located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) upstream of the Kogelberg Dam on the Palmiet River near Cape Town, South Africa.[2] The pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant is capable of responding to a surge in peak power demand in minutes.[3] At night, excess power on the grid generated by conventional coal and nuclear plants is used to pump water to the upper Rockview Dam overlooking Gordon's Bay.
It is regarded[by whom?] as a forerunner in environmental engineering. The whole Palmiet site is a conservation area and in December 1998 the area was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO - the first in South Africa.
See also
References
- ^ "Eskom - Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme" (PDF).
- ^ "Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme". Eskom. 28 February 2023.
- ^ "PUMPED STORAGE HYDROELECTRIC SCHEMES AND WATER TRANSFER" (PDF). Eskom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
External links
- Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme on the Eskom-Website
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