HVT · Groeipunt Substation220kV transmission substation · Renewable grid connection
Groeipunt Substation
The first 220kV transmission substation that a renewable energy project will connect on to the Eskom transmission grid.
Overview
Groeipunt Substation is the first 220kV transmission substation that a renewable energy project will connect on to the Eskom transmission grid.
It forms part of the network upgrades to accommodate the Kangnas wind farm onto the Eskom network.
- Voltage
- 220kV
- Purpose
- Network upgrade for the Kangnas wind farm
- Grid
- Eskom transmission network
Project photographs
Galvanised steel lattice structures being erected across the Groeipunt substation platform 
Aerial drone view of the Groeipunt substation under construction in a mountainous, arid landscape 
A crane lifting a steel mast into position while crew members in PPE guide it 
Wide view of the Groeipunt substation site with steel structures and site fencing 
Site crew in high-visibility PPE bolting a lattice steel structure 
A mobile crane erecting a lattice structure at the Groeipunt substation
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