Eswatini Electricity Company
The Eswatini Electricity Company ( EEC ), until 2018 Swaziland Electricity Company (SEC), is a Swatian company that generates, transmits and supplies electrical energy . Its headquarters are in Mbabane . The company's activities are geared towards domestic needs and the SADC region .
history
In 1963, which was Swaziland Electricity Board (German as: "Directorate for Electricity of Swaziland") was established as the construction of the hydropower plant Edwaleni ( Edwaleni Hydro-Electric Power Station started). A year later this facility was inaugurated in the presence of Harry Frederick Oppenheimer and King Sobhuza II.
In 1975 the substation (132/66 kV) was built in Hhelehhele . Between 1980 and 1985 the Luphohlo hydropower plant was built, which after commissioning had an installed capacity of 51 MW. From the late 1980s to around 2010, the system of nationwide supply of electrical energy was continuously expanded. In December 2010, the operation of a small power plant with 500 kW output was stopped. It had been in use since 1954. In the presence of King Mswati III. The Maguga hydropower plant was opened on May 13, 2011.
In October 1998 the Swaziland Electricity Board entered into a joint venture with the South African Eskom and the Mozambican Electricidade de Moçambique , which arose as the Mozambique Transmission Company to supply the aluminum manufacturer Mozal with energy .
Swaziland Electricity Board was renamed in 2007 and was called Swaziland Electricity Company until 2018 , and since then Eswatini Electricity Company .
South Africa exports electricity to the Eswatini Electricity Company network . The current bilateral contract has existed since 2001 and runs until December 2024 with fixed electricity purchase quantities. Eswatini is heavily dependent on South Africa's electricity exports, as they cover around 80% of its own needs. Efforts are in the direction of more domestic electricity generation in the long term, while exhausting all available resources, in contrast to the previous electricity production, which was only expanded in accordance with the generally increased demand and increasing electrification. Due to the long-term supply contracts, there was no incentive to expand electricity production beyond that.
Locations
The hydropower plants Ezulwini (southwest of Mbabane ), Edwaleni (west of Manzini ) and Maguduza form a "cascade" below the Luphohlo dam, which lies west of Mbabane. Its water inflow occurs naturally through the Lusushwana River.
The Maguga hydropower station ( Maguga Hydropower Station ) is supplied with the necessary process water from the Komati by the Maguga dam . It is located on the dam of the same name south of Piggs Peak . The use of the dam was later expanded to include irrigation and other water supply tasks. Since then, the facility has been managed by the Komati Basin Water Authority (KOBWA), which has a contractual agreement with Eswatini Electricity Company .
Legal bases
- Public Enterprises (Control and Monitoring) Act of 1989,
- Electricity Company Act (2007),
- Energy Regulatory Authority Act (2007).
Web links
- Eswatini Electricity Company , official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c EEC: The History of Electricity in Swaziland . on www.eec.co.sz (English)
- ^ A b Mike Rycroft: The potential of small hydro power plants in southern Africa . on www.ee.co.za (English), In: EE Publishers (Ed.): energize, May 2014, pp. 20–21.
- ↑ Barbara Hogan : Motraco contract running to 2025 - Minister . Parliamentary question from the South African MP P. van Dalen (DA) to the Minister of Public Enterprises , Barbara Hogan, online at Politicsweb (English)
- ^ Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy The Kingdom of Eswatin (ed.): Kingdom of Eswatini Energy Masterplan 2034 . October 2018 ( gov.sz [PDF]).
- ↑ a b EEC: How we generate electricity, Power Stations . at Eswatini Electricity Company (English)