SOUTHERN AFRICAN POWER POOL

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SOUTHERN AFRICAN POWER POOL SAPP REPORT TO 5TH
COORDINATION MEETING OF POWER POOLS IN
AFRICA Harare, ZIMBABWE 6-7 May 2010
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CONTENTS

• Installed and Available Capacity
• Commissioned Projects in 2009
• Planning for 2010
• Rehabilitation New Projects
• SAPP Mandate
• SAPP challenges

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1. INSTALLED AVAILABLE CAPACITY

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• SADC region currently has an available capacity
  equivalent to 48,849 MW.
• This gives annual shortfall of 1,248MW for 2010.

• Power shortfall will persist until 2013 provided
  that
• Generation projects under construction are
  completed and commissioned as planned.

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1. COMMISSIONED PROJECTS IN 2009

• Planned supply in 2010 will be coming at a time
  when Southern Africa will be hosting the 2010
  FIFA World Cup
• SAPP is adequately prepared and will provide a
  dependable reliable supply to the event.

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1. PLANNING FOR 2010

A total of 933 MW expected in 2010 Target is
2,200 MW
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1. REHABILITATION NEW PROJECTS

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Planned Generation Projects 2011
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Planned Generation Projects 2012
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Planned Generation Projects 2013
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Planned Generation Projects 2014
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Planned Generation Projects 2015
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Rehabilitation New Generation Projects, MW
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New Generation Projects - Technologies
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Completed Interconnections (1)

• Since 1995, the following transmission lines
  have been commissioned by the SAPP
• The 400kV Matimba-Insukamini Interconnector
  linking Eskom of South Africa and ZESA of
  Zimbabwe in 1995.
• The 400kV Interconnector between Mozambique and
  Zimbabwe was commissioned in 1997.
• BPC Phokoje substation was tapped into the
  Matimba line to allow for Botswanas tapping into
  the SAPP grid at 400kV in 1998.

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Completed Interconnections (2)

1. Restoration of the 533kV DC lines between Cahora
   Bassa in Mozambique and Apollo substation in
   South Africa was completed in 1998.
2. 400kV line between Camden in South Africa via
   Edwaleni in Swaziland to Maputo in Mozambique in
   2000.
3. 400kV line between Arnot in South Africa and
   Maputo in Mozambique in 2001.
4. 400kV line between Aggeneis in South Africa and
   Kookerboom in Namibia in 2001.
5. 220kV line from Zambia to Namibia in 2007.

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ZAMBIA TANZANIA KENYA INTERCONNECTOR

• Priority Interconnector Project for SAPP
• Project to bring regional diversity in resources
• Project to transmit power in both directions in
  future
• Time difference of East and Southern Africa an
  advantage for power exchanges
• Project to interconnect SAPP and EAPP.
• Project is part of regional integration

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ZAMBIA TANZANIA KENYA INTERCONNECTOR - STATUS

• Power supply options supplied by SAPP especially
  from Zambia
• Power Purchase Agreements and electricity tariff
  structure needs to be agreed
• Consideration for 400 kV AC and or HVDC
  interconnection options

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ZAMBIA TANZANIA KENYA INTERCONNECTOR - STATUS

• Project Management Unit (PMU) to be set up by 3
  Governments
• Feasibility studies being updated
• Transaction Advisor appointed
• Financial closure Sept 2011
• Target commissioning 2014

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Transmission Projects
Kenya
DRC
2010 -2011 ZIZABONA -220/330 kV
Tanzania
2012 Mozambique Malawi
2014 Z -T T- K - 400 kV
Malawi
Angola
Zambia
2015DRC - Angola 400 kV
Zimbabwe
Namibia
2015 MOZAMBIQUE BACKBONE -RSA
Mozambique
Botswana
2015-2025 765 kV Strengthening
Swaziland
2015 RSA Strengthening
Lesotho
South Africa
2015 Botswana Strengthening
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INTERCONNECTING POWER POOLS IN AFRICA
BURKINA FASO
POWER POOLS IN AFRICA
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COORDINATION CENTRE STRUCTURE
Current establishment (9 out of 12)
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SAPP COORDINATION CENTRE ACTIVITIES

• Advisory, surveillance and monitoring role
• Central function for DAM trading and wheeling and
  loss charges calculation
• Mandatory to use SAPP CC figures
• Invoicing done by CC for DAM
• Wheeling settled bilaterally
• Promote projects on behalf of Members.
• Seek project preparatory funds for Members

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SAPP MANDATE

• To fulfil SAPP Mission and Objectives set by the
  Board.
• To facilitate the development of a competitive
  electricity market.

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SAPP CHALLENGES

• Shortage of generation surplus capacity in SADC
• Electricity reforms in most countries
• Promotion of independent country plans instead of
  regional coordinated plans.
• Regional Project Implementation
• Policy and Legislation differs between SAPP
  countries
• Harmonisation of regulatory rules
• Skills retention

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Thank You