hydro plants Dams &
Start of
Country/Name of dam
South Africa (cont) Doorndraai Doring River
Drakensberg PS (1),(2),(5) Driekloof (1) Driekoppies Ebenezer Egmont Eikenhof
Elandskloof Erfenis
Fika-Patso First Falls
Flag Boshielo Floriskraal
Gamkapoort Gariep
Glen Alpine Glen Melville Goedertrouw Grassridge
Greater Brandvlei Groendal
Grootdraai
Hartbeespoort Hazelmere Hellsgate Heyshope Impofu Inanda Inyaka Jericho
Kalkfontein Kammanassie
Katrivier Keerom
Kilburn (2) Klipberg
Klipkoppie Klipvoor
Knellpoort
Kogelberg (3) Kommandodrif
Koppies Kouga
Kromfonteinlower (Wilge) Cofferdam Krugersdrift
Kruismansrivier Kwaggaskloof Kwena Laing
Lake Arthur Lakenvallei Leeu-Gamka
const- ruction
n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
Year
comp- leted/ due River/basin
1952 Sterk 1971 Doring 1987 -
1979 Nuwejaarspruit 1998 Lomati
1959 Groot Letaba 1937 Wiite Spruit 1977 Palmiet 1976 Elands 1960 Vet
1986 Namahadi 1979 Mtata 1987 Olifants 1957 Buffels 1969 Gamka 1971 Orange
1988 1991 Ecca n/s n/s
1923/ 48
n/s n/s n/s
1968 Mogalakwena 1980 Mhlathuze
Great Brak 1983 Breede
1933 Zwartskop 1981 Vaal
1921 1923 - n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1966/ 68
n/s n/s
n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
1938/ 77
1977 Mdloti 1910 Klip
1986 Assegaai 1983 Kromme 1989 Umgeni
1996 2000 Marite n/s
Mpama Riet
1923 Kammanassie 1969 Kat 1954 Nuy
1981 Mnjaneni 1964 Konings 1960 White
1970 Moretele
1988 1989 Riet Spruit n/s n/s
1986 Palmiet 1956 Tarka
n/s n/s n/s
n/s n/s n/s n/s n/s
n/s n/s n/s
1911 Renoster 1969 -
1992 Steenkool Spruit 1970 Modder 1975 Wabooms
1992 Kruis
1984 Crocodile Buffalo
1938/ 50
1924 Tarka
1974 Sanddrifskloof 1959 Leeuw
District/city
Mokopane Indwe
Bergville
Harrismith Malelane Tzaneen
Van Stadensrus Grabouw
Villiersdorp Theunissen
Phuthaditjhaba Umtata
Marble Hall Laingsburg
Prince Albert Oranjekrag Mokopane -
Eshowe Hofmeyr
Worcester Uitenhage Standerton Pretoria -
Uitenhage -
Humansdorp Hillcrest Hazyview
Amsterdam Koffiefontein De Rust
Seymour Worcester Bergville McGregor
White River Brits
Wepener Grabouw Cradock
Koppies -
Witbank
Bloemfontein -
Worcester Lydenburg East London
Cradock Ceres
Beaufort West State/province Limpopo
Eastern Cape -
Free State
Mpumalanga Limpopo
Free State
Western Cape Western Cape Free State Free State
Eastern Cape Limpopo
Western Cape Western Cape Free State Limpopo -
KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape
Western Cape Eastern Cape Mpumalanga North West
KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape Mpumalanga Eastern Cape KwaZulu-Natal Mpumalanga Mpumalanga
Free State
Western Cape Eastern Cape Western Cape KwaZulu-Natal Western Cape Mpumalanga North West Free State
Western Cape Eastern Cape Eastern Cape
Free State
Mpumalanga Free State
Western Cape Western Cape Mpumalanga Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape Western Cape Western Cape
Dam type
CB TE -
VA TE
PG TE
Dam function I
- -
RE/PS H PG/TE I TE
- I I I I
TE/ER - PG H -
PG/CB I PG VA
PG (RCC) W 32 TE TE
PG/TE I I
TE VA
I I
PG/TE - VA
CN/PG I -
TE
- I
- -
ER/TE - TE
ER PG
VA TE
VA/PG (RCC)
MV I VA TE
CN/PG I
GA/ER H,W TE/ER I
VA/PG I VA VA
VA/PG I - -
TE
I,W -
I
VA/PG I PG
VA/PG I TE
- I I I
I I I
H I I
-
88 30
21.5 51 42 59 44 28
28.5 75 65
PG (RCC) W 53 PG/TE -
21.3 36 35
52 38 48 26 20 29
W 50
38 25 69 15
25 18 18 50 45
38 56 15
- F
Height (m) above lowest
foundation 28
27.5 -
47 50 61 24 47 65 34 60 16 36 27 39
H,I,W 88 28
Rated
Crest length (m)
Dam
volume (m3x103)
236 - 513.2 - -
Reservoir capacity (m3x106)
46.5 -
500 843 2340 - 312 - 107 - 300 - 165 - 489 - 300 - 232 - 1225 - 192 - 213 -
380 114 660 - 594 -
1250 - 125 - 2180 - 140 - 478 - 4
19.69 -
35.6 251
70.12 9.78 29
11.5 0.79
185.1 50.33 0.05
914 1376 5674 1171 -
18.9 7
301 46.2
459 12.1 350 195
-
1030 - 793 - 595 -
350 310 1167.8 -
317 - 390 -
460 - 105 -
17.86 0.12
capacity now (MW)
- -
Rated
capacity planned (MW)
- -
1000 1000 1979 DWAF - - - - -
1000 - -
212.34 - 28
-
6 - - -
360 - - - -
- - - - - -
4534.4 - 106.88 - 241.7 123 59.5
- - -
258.27 - 35.87
24.69 9.11
1100 2900 36.7 103 - 431 - 475 - 200 59
54/19.8 182/ 832
518 - 2309 - 317 - 780 -
4956 - -
-
933 - 1783 - 283 -
500 - 268 - 1200 -
1.99
12.61 47
70/330 19.3 58.9
42.31 66 1.5
173.9 160.8 19.86
10.7 10.3
42.21
- - -
- - - - - -
6 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - -
- -
- -
136.15 -
400 -
128.49 - 13
- - -
- - - -
- - -
- - - -
1998 1959 1937 1977 1976 1960 1986 1979 1987 1957 1969
1982
1934 1981 1923 1977 1910 1986 1983 1989
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eskom n/a n/a n/a
1972 DWAF 1968 n/s
n/a
DWAF n/a
1923/48 n/a 1983
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2001 DWAF 1966/68 n/a
1938/77 n/a 1923
1969 1954
1964 1960 1970
n/a n/a n/a
1000 1000 1983 DWAF - - -
n/a n/a n/a
400 -
- - -
- - - - -
- - -
1989 DWAF 1986 DWAF 1956
1911 1969 1992
1970 1992 1975 1984
1974 1959
n/a n/a n/a n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a
1938/50 n/a 1924
n/a n/a n/a
Initial
operation of hydro plant Dam owner
1952 1971 n/s
n/a n/a n/a
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