Transmission projects target 37 GW capacity by 2030

Aligned with the 2024 Transmission Development Plan (TDP), State-owned power utility Eskom subsidiary National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) currently has 75 projects – at various stages of development from procurement to execution that will enable about 37 GW of new generation connection capacity by 2030, says NTCSA CEO Monde Bala. These projects include the construction of 3 000 km of transmission lines, of which 455 km have already been completed, along with about 28 000 MVA of transformer capacity, 5 800 MVA of which has been commissioned.