Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme
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The Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme (previously named Braamhoek) is a pumped-storage power station in the escarpment of the Little Drakensberg range straddling the border of the KwaZulu-Natal and Free State provinces, South Africa. It is about 22 km (14 mi) North-East of Van Reenen.
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Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme | |
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Country | South Africa |
Location | KwaZulu-Natal/Free State |
Coordinates | 28°16′54″S 29°35′08″E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2005 |
Opening date | 2017 |
Construction cost | US$3.5 billion (R25 billion) |
Owner(s) | Eskom and CMC Impregilo Mavundla |
Upper reservoir | |
Creates | Bedford Reservoir |
Total capacity | 22,400,000 m3 (18,200 acre⋅ft) |
Lower reservoir | |
Creates | Bramhoek Reservoir |
Total capacity | 26,300,000 m3 (21,300 acre⋅ft) |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 480 m (1,570 ft)[1] |
Pump-generators | 4 x 333 megawatts (447,000 hp) reversible Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 1,332 MW |
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