NTCSA advances South Africa’s strategic network expansion programme

National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), a subsidiary of Eskom is progressing with a strategic transmission expansion programme targeting 37 GW of new generation-connection capacity by 2030. As outlined in South Africa’s 2024 transmission development plan, the initiative covers 75 priority projects. Current progress includes the completion of 455 km of new transmission lines and 5,800 MVA of transformer capacity, while over 2,500 km of lines and 24,000 MVA of transformers are under construction or in procurement. This will enable approximately 22 GW of future grid connections by the end of the decade.