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South African National Standard 164: Plugs and socket outlets for household and similar purposes for use in South Africa is the South African Bureau of Standards' standard for domestic AC power plugs and sockets. As a former British colony, South Africa's electricity standards are of British derivation, and it uses 220/230 V at 50 Hz AC. [1]
The Cahora-Bassa transmission project was a joint venture of the two electrical utilities, Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM, as it was known prior to 1987), latterly Eskom, Johannesburg, South Africa and Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), a firm owned 15% by the government of Portugal and 85% by Mozambique.
Electric power transmission through interconnectors using high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) ... South Africa - Apollo 1420 (0/1420) 533: 1920: 1979: Thyr ...
South Africa: C, M, N SANS 164: 230 V 400 V 50 Hz South Korea: C, F KS C 8305 220 V 380 V 60 Hz Spain: C, F UNE 20315 230 V 400 V 50 Hz Type E is extremely rare, but it may appear in some buildings, such as the University Carlos III of Madrid. Almost every Spanish plug would work on Type E sockets. Sri Lanka: D, G, M SLS 734 230 V
Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) and also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteits voorsienings kommissie (EVKOM), by the government of the Union of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act (1922). Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African ...
The Transnet Freight Rail Class 19E of 2009 is a South African electric locomotive. In 2009, Transnet Freight Rail placed the first of 110 Class 19E single-cab dual-voltage 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in service on the Coalink line from Ermelo to Richards Bay. [1] [2]
Around 81% of South Africa's energy needs are directly derived from coal [9] and 81% of all coal consumed domestically goes towards electricity production. [10] Historically this has given South Africa access to cheap electricity, but it is also one of the leading reasons that the country is in the top 20 list of carbon dioxide emitting countries.
CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Company, for 359 Class 22E dual-voltage electric locomotives. [1] [2] Bombardier Transportation South Africa, for 240 Class 23E dual-voltage electric locomotives. [1] [2] General Electric South Africa Technologies (a unit of the U.S.-based GE Transportation), for 233 Class 44-000 diesel-electric locomotives. [1] [2]