POWER II

closed

The project, which would be carried out and operated by the Swaziland Electricity Board, consists of two parts, A and B, the second of which is dependent on the signing of a supply agreement with the Usutu Pulp Company before August 31, 1967. Part A would be the extension of the existing power station at Edwaleni by the installation of about 5 MW of diesel driven and about 5 MW of water driven generating plants and ancillary facilities and the construction of a hydroelectric power station of about 6.5 MW capacity at Magaduza three miles downstream of Edwaleni, together with the necessary ancillary equipment. Part B would be the construction of a 66 kv transmission line from Edwaleni to Mhlambanyati with stepdown substations at Mhlambanyati and at the Usutu Pulp Company's factory, requiring foreign exchange expenditures of $250,000. The proposed project is the most economical way to meet the expected demand.