R231 million Pennyville and Mondeor substation upgrades to help stabilise Joburg power grid
18 June 2019
Today, 18 June 2019, I was joined by the MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Cllr Nico de Jager, on an oversight visit to upgrades to two City Power substations south of Johannesburg.
The substations in Pennyville and Mondeor are currently undergoing infrastructure build upgrades that will increase City Power’s capacity to provide reliable power supply to residents. In order to future-proof these upgrades, City Power ensured that new service connections can be made from the substations without compromising the stability of the grid.
Upon completion, these newly refurbished substations will add significantly to the City Power grid, easing the burden of the R170 billion infrastructure backlog. The upgraded grid will be able to handle a high demand of electricity during peak hours.
The building of a primary plant at Mondeor Substation is 90% complete. The R134 million upgrade will allow the transfer of electricity from Eikenhof to Mondeor substations and also ensures that Mondeor Substation becomes a back-up power supplier to Rand Water Board in the event of a power failure at Eikenhof substation.