The SEC Generation Manager Alton Nhlengethwa said that the SEC was investigating cascading schemes that could be operated to generate power during peak hours.
Eskom Holdings Limited’s new time-of-use tariffs, which made electricity more expensive in peak hours, meant that the Swaziland utility could reconsider the feasibility for operation of the cascading scheme in peak hours only.
Swaziland at present generates about 60-MW of power from hydropower, which accounts for about 30% of the country’s 200-MW electricity demand requirement.
If hydropower cascading scheme could produce 120-MW of power during peak periods, Swaziland would still have a small deficit of power and would thus still rely on importing power.
