Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme
Ingula 1,333 MW Pumped Storage Scheme
Highlights:
- 1,333 MW Pumped Storage Hydropower Scheme
- Project Optimization and Transient Analysis
- Tender Design and Procurement
- Detailed Design and Construction Supervision
- Waste Water Treatment Works
Client: ESKOM
Location: Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
Completion Date: 2004 - ongoing
Project Description: The Ingula (Braamhoek) Pumped Storage Scheme is a 1,333 MW project being developed in the Drakensberg mountain range in South Africa. The project includes:
- Four 333 MW Reversible Pump Turbines
- Gross head of 480 m.
- 39m high Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam (CFRD) for the upper reservoir.
- 41m high Roller Compacted Concrete Dam (RCC) for the lower reservoir.
- Underground Powerhouse Complex
- Main Access Tunnel (9m x 9m x 1.25 km long)
- Headrace Tunnels and Penstocks (2km long)
- Tailrace Tunnels (2.5 km long)
Knight Piésold’s Role: Knight Piésold, which is part of the Braamhoek Consultants Joint Venture (BCJV) consortium, completed the project optimization, tender design and procurement. Detailed design and construction supervision of this prestigious development is ongoing and the project is due to be commissioned in late 2013.
