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Mukuedza kuunza South Africa pedyo nekuwaniswa kuwaniswa kwemagetsi pasi rose, Eskom Distribution yatora danho rakakosha nekuparura imwe yemapurojekiti ayo ekutanga tekinoroji yemicrogrid paSwartkopdam, iri makiromita angangoita 150km kubva kuUpington, kuNorthern Cape. Microgrids inopa inoshanda, yakavimbika, uye nyore kuendesa mhinduro yekuisa magetsi munzvimbo dzinonetsa dzingave dzakaoma kuwana kana dzinoda mari yakawanda yekushandisa. Iyi yemhando yepamusoro girodhi yemagetsi kuSwartkopdam yakaunza magetsi kudzimba makumi matatu nepfumbamwe dzaimboshaya magetsi, zvichikunda zvimhingamipinyi zvemambure emagetsi aripo munzvimbo iyi, izvo zvanga zvisingaite kuwedzera nekubatanidza.
Kuitwa kwakabudirira kweiyi microgrid kuSwartkopdam kunotevera kuiswa kwemapurojekiti maviri ekuyedza ma microgrid paLynedoch kuWestern Cape neFicksburg muFree State.
Eskom Distribution yakaratidza Swartkopdam senzvimbo yakakosha zvikuru inoda kuiswa magetsi. Nekuda kwenzvimbo iri kure uye kuvapo kwenzvimbo dzakakosha dzakaiswa mugedhi, Eskom Research, Testing, and Development (RT&D) yakaona kuti microgrid ine bhatiri simba rekuchengetedza simba ndiyo ingave mhinduro yakakodzera. Imwe nzira yakajairika yakatariswa, inosanganisira tambo ye200km 132kV kubva kuGordonia substation uye kugadzwa kweNoenieput substation paNoenieput, inofungidzirwa kuti ichaita R250 miriyoni. Nekudaro, iyi sarudzo yakanzi inodhura zvakanyanya uye nekudaro haina kuteverwa.
Kuendesa kwakabudirira kweiyo microgrid kuSwartkopdam kunomira sehumbowo hwepfungwa yekuisa mamicrogrid munzvimbo dziri kure uye dzinonetsa-kusvika-kusvika, zvichiratidza imwe nzira inoshanda kune yakajairika nzira yekuisa magetsi. Eskom ine hurongwa hwekuda kuendesa mamicrogrid angangosvika zana munyika yose panosvika Kurume 100, sechikamu chakakosha chehurongwa hwebhizinesi reDistribution. VaMonde Bala, Mukuru weDistribution Group Executive, vakaratidza kuzvipira kweEskom pakuvhara gaka rehurombo hwemagetsi uye kupa munhu wese wekuSouth Africa ruzivo rwekuchinja hupenyu hwekuwana magetsi.
Kutorwa kwemamicrogrids kunounza akawanda mabhenefiti kunze kwekuiswa magetsi. Haisi chete ma microgrids anodhura-inoshanda, asi zvakare anobatsira zvakanyanya kudzikisa kabhoni emissions sezvo vachivimba neanovandudzwa simba masosi.
Kuburikidza nekuvandudzwa uye kudyidzana kwakabatana, Eskom yabudirira kupa magetsi akachena uye akavimbika kuvanhu veSwartkopdam, sekusimbiswa kwazvakaitwa naMpho Makwana, Sachigaro weEskom Board. Chirongwa ichi chinoshanda sevimbiso yekuzvipira kweEskom kutsigira hurumende yeSouth Africa muchinangwa chayo chekuona kuti vanhu vese vari kuwana magetsi.
Pamusoro pazvo, kuzvipira kweEskom pakuita mabasa emagariro evanhu ( corporate social responsibility (CSR)) kunoonekwa kuburikidza nekubatsira kwayo kunharaunda yeSwartkopdam. Pamusoro pekugadzwa kwema microgrid, Eskom iri kupa macontainer maviri nemidziyo yekutandarira kuSwartkopdam Primary School, zvichiita kuti vadzidzi nenharaunda dzakavakidzana dzikwanise kudzidza zviri nani.