Namibia exporting power to SA

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Eskom is receiving approximately 200MW of electricity from its counterpart in Namibia, NamPower, as it struggles to keep the lights on.


Namibian power utility NamPower is currently exporting electricity to its South African counterpart Eskom, which is struggling to meet demand, an official said Monday.

“We are currently exporting up to 200MW of electricity to South Africa,” Werner Graupe, senior manager for energy trading at NamPower, told a Sapa correspondent on Monday.

“The electricity comes from our Ruacana hydropower plant on the Kunene River bordering Angola. Due to the good rains experienced in the area, particularly southern Angola, the Kunene River flows strongly, sometimes at 300 cubic metres per second, driving the turbines at the power plant, and we can export up to 200MW off-peak,” Graupe said.

Namibia usually imports roughly 60% of its power from neighbouring countries, including Eskom. During good rainy seasons in the catchment areas of the Kunene River, mainly in Angola, where the river has its source, Namibia can export electricity outside peak times, which is late at night.
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http://mg.co.za/article/2015-01-20-namibia-exporting-power-to-sa
 
I just can't see how this is possible..

Ruacana is only generating about 200MW and it maxes out at 240MW, so they're giving it all to us pretty much? and then importing 253MW from us?

Late at night, MAYBE I can see them sending a bit our way, but its unfortunately not at a time that is of any real use to us normal folk on the streets.
 
We import power from ZIM, fact....... so I cannot see how we can be exporting to you guys,.,,,,,

Hi My name is Morty and I am a recovering dronkie, I have been sober for 20 days now...... but fear not , our beer fridges, they be stocked with the finest wares...... for we all know that come the 20th march, the gods shall once again shower Moose with ale!
 
I eat humble pie and apologise.... appearing in todays National Paper...

"NamPower exporting power to Eskom
Namibian power utility NamPower is currently exporting electricity to its South African counterpart Eskom, which is struggling to meet demand, an official said.
“We are currently exporting up to 200MW of electricity to South Africa,” Werner Graupe, senior manager for energy trading at NamPower, told Sapa.

“The electricity comes from our Ruacana hydropower plant on the Kunene River bordering Angola. Due to the good rains experienced in the area, particularly southern Angola, the Kunene River flows strongly, sometimes at 300 cubic metres per second, driving the turbines at the power plant, and we can export up to 200MW off-peak,” Graupe said.

Namibia usually imports roughly 60% of its power from neighbouring countries, including South Africa.

During good rainy seasons in the catchment areas of the Kunene River, mainly in Angola, where the river has its source, Namibia can export electricity outside peak times, which is late at night.

Eskom is struggling to cope with South Africa's electricity demand due to ailing infrastructure and maintenance backlogs.
- See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=22350&page_type=story_detail#sthash.ROTubJqL.dpuf"

I never thought that i would see the day that we exported to you guys! :wtf:
 
*must remember to look at the SCADA site later this evening and see.... I still don't fully believe this.
 
Mortymoose said:
I eat humble pie and apologise.... appearing in todays National Paper...

"NamPower exporting power to Eskom
Namibian power utility NamPower is currently exporting electricity to its South African counterpart Eskom, which is struggling to meet demand, an official said.
“We are currently exporting up to 200MW of electricity to South Africa,” Werner Graupe, senior manager for energy trading at NamPower, told Sapa.

“The electricity comes from our Ruacana hydropower plant on the Kunene River bordering Angola. Due to the good rains experienced in the area, particularly southern Angola, the Kunene River flows strongly, sometimes at 300 cubic metres per second, driving the turbines at the power plant, and we can export up to 200MW off-peak,” Graupe said.

Namibia usually imports roughly 60% of its power from neighbouring countries, including South Africa.

During good rainy seasons in the catchment areas of the Kunene River, mainly in Angola, where the river has its source, Namibia can export electricity outside peak times, which is late at night.

Eskom is struggling to cope with South Africa's electricity demand due to ailing infrastructure and maintenance backlogs.
- See more at: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=22350&page_type=story_detail#sthash.ROTubJqL.dpuf"

I never thought that i would see the day that we exported to you guys! :wtf:
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Wait for the influx of expats.
 
..... so....... all you Boertjies south of the border, who kept bitchin' about the MooseMansion being lit up eternally.... whilst you okies were in the dark, moaning that we should turn off the power to Namibia....... well..... er....uhm, you okies better toe the line and behave yourself , be nice to this here Moose, else I will be phoning the foreman at the Hydro dam at Ruacana..... tsk! tsk! :whistle:
 
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