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The Westcor Power Corridor Project

n e l. The Westcor Power Corridor Project. Dem. Rep. Of CONGO. KINSHAZA. 400 kV HVAC System to supply Kinshaza. ENE HYDRO’S KUANZA 6000 MW. ANGOLA. NAMIBIA. BOTSWANA. GABORONE. Auas. PEGASUS. South Africa. OMEGA. INTRODUCTION.

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The Westcor Power Corridor Project

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  1. n e l The Westcor Power CorridorProject

  2. Dem. Rep. Of CONGO KINSHAZA • 400 kV HVAC System • to supply Kinshaza ENE HYDRO’S KUANZA 6000 MW ANGOLA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA GABORONE Auas PEGASUS South Africa OMEGA INTRODUCTION • The WESTCOR project is intended to exploit the environmentally friendly, renewable, hydroelectric energy at: • Inga III (DRC) 3500MW • Cuanza Basin (Angola) 6000MW • Envisioned mode of transmission is via two 400kV HVAC lines from INGA III to Capanda Power Station (Angola). • Another 400 kV, 400 MW capacity HVAC from INGA III to Kinshasa (DRC). • Two multi-terminal HVDC systems will be established through Angola, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.

  3. WESTERN POWER CORRIDOR (Snel – ENE – NamP – BPC - Eskom) • HVDC • 3.000 km • 3.500 MW • 3.000 MW • - Kuanza • (Angola) • Auas • (Namibia) • Goborone • (Botswana) • Omega • Pegasus • (South Africa) • 5.000 Mil Euro • prefeasibility • (2005) Voltage type Length Capacity (MW) Power Demand Converter Stations Investment Cost Study completed Dem. Rep. Of CONGO KINSHAZA INGA • 400 kV HVAC System • to supply Kinshaza ENE HYDRO’S KUANZA 6000 MW ANGOLA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA GABORONE Auas PEGASUS South Africa OMEGA

  4. Progress • An Inter-Governmental MOU on co-operation for the development of the Western Power Corridor project (Westcor). The MOU was signed on 22 October 2004 in Johannesburg, South Africa. • Following the signing of the Inter-Governmental MOU, the Chief Executives from the five national power utilities also signed an Inter-Utility MOU. • The Member Utilities to reaffirm their commitment of USD 100 000 as start-up capital to fund the operations of the project office and their contribution to be deposited in the Escrow Account in Botswana. • The launch of the 20 months pre-feasibility studies at the cost of USD 2.5 mil • Urged Member Utilities to support the launch of a 44 months feasibility studies at a cost of USD 4 mil

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