South Africa - Technical report on the South African Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) Project

1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A~~~~~AAL A.Y~ALJ J - ' !- 5 4 o. Loanla 'LO CIRCUl ATING COPY A%PZEL2 A+%ATE TO BE RETURKED TO REPORTS DESK LI 1 0D I ThiB reporL i8 rLUutriIXU LU ue wirulL Uit Bai - INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TECFiNICAL REPORT ON THE SOUTH AFXsICAN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMMISSION PROJECT (ESCOM) November 20, 1950 Loan Department  TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Summary and Conclusion i - ii The Borrovwer 1 Legal Status and Functions of the Commission 1 Electric:ity Control Board 1 Assets and Liabilities 2 CaDita'J Expenditure 2 Areas Supplied 2 1-rowth of FSGnM1s Canacitv and Assets 3 Present Installed Capacity and Generation of ESCOM h ES'n(flO Tranrn ission Svstem X Sales to Various Classes of Consumers 5 Genoranhicn Dis.tribhtion of SaThs 19),9 Number of Cor4sumers 6 ESCO.,A,t c P-roduicti-on, S21escz nr and s-- irnpsr.er Compared with Total in Union 6 Pr' lrlff I ,alTnf'r 7 Demand for Electricity 7 ESCOM's Expansion Program - 10 ESCOM Engierr.tff T12Z--- -C--P ZQUUIVI