Proposed Leslie-Matsheketsheni 20MVA Substation

The Applicant, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, proposes to develop a 20MVA 132kV/88kV Electricity Substation on a Portion of the Remaining Extent of the Farm Buhle-Bomzinyathi A17494-HT in Jakkalspan, Newcastle, Kwazulu-Natal Province. The subject farm portion is located east of Newcastle along the Madadeni Road to Utrecht, within the jurisdiction of the Amajuba District Municipality and Newcastle Local Municipality.

The proposed substation development, to be known as Leslie-Matsheketsheni Substation, includes the installation of:
 two by 300m 132kV power lines, loop-in/loop-out circuit out of the existing Parklands-Vlaklaagte132kV power line;
 two by incoming 132kV feeder bays with isolators only;
 one by transformer bay;
 one by 20MVA transformer;
 one by 132kV Busbar supported by beams and columns and strung with centipede; one by 11kV Busbar with A-frame structures strung with centipede; and
 8 by11kV feeders fully equipped.

It also includes the construction of a new access road, new control room, and steel palisade fence. The total development footprint of the substation is approximately 10 000 square meters / 1 Ha.