Northwest Transmission Grid Connection Project, Botswana
Name and Location
Northwest Transmission Grid Connection (NWTGC) Project, Botswana.
Client
Botswana Power Corporation (BPC).
Project Description
The project entails the extension of the high-voltage electricity network to the Northwest, Chobe and Gantsi districts to cater for new power capacity requirements and connect areas that are supplied through cross-border power lines to the national grid.
The NWTGC project comprises two phases.
Phase 1 entails the construction of a backbone transmission network of about 500 km, a 400 kV line from Morupule B to Maun through Orapa, 400 kV substations at Orapa and Maun, a diverting (in and out) existing Serule–Orapa 220 kV line into the proposed Orapa 400 kV substation and a new 220 kV line from the proposed Orapa 400 kV substation to the existing 220 kV substation.
A 220 kV line will be built from the Maun substation to Toteng, where a 220/132 kV substation will be erected. Various 132 kV lines will be built from Toteng to supply Gumare, Shakawe and Gantsi.
Phase 2 entails building a 400 kV line from Phokoje to Dukwi, a 400/132/ kV substation at Dukwi, a 400 kV line from Dukwi to Pandamatanga, and a 400/330/220/132 kV substation at Pandamatanga.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Phase 1 construction is expected to start in March 2016 and conclude in 2018, while Phase 2 is expected to start in October 2016 and end in 2019.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
BPC, tel +267 360 3000, fax +267 397 3563 or email contact@bpc.bw.
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