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The Citizen
19-05-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
City Power reclaims energy control with John Ware power station
The station is now one of three generation sites that will collectively contribute 150MW of capacity to the Johannesburg grid. City Power has declared a critical milestone in Johannesburg's push for energy autonomy with the revival of the John Ware Open Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station. According to the utility, the recommissioning of the John Ware facility comes as part of City Power's aggressive 10-point plan to reduce the city's vulnerability to national load shedding and improve energy resilience in Gauteng. City Power on Monday added that the John Ware facility stands as 'a symbol of our commitment to making sure that the city remains energy secure'. 'This is about taking control of our own energy destiny,' it said. Breaking free from Eskom's grip The John Ware power station was left vandalised and inoperable after the 2010 Fifa World Cup and now has been brought back to life through a focused refurbishment campaign. The station is now one of three generation sites, alongside Durban Street and Cottesloe, that will collectively contribute 150MW of capacity to the Johannesburg grid. The move represents a significant shift in municipal energy planning, with City Power taking on generation responsibilities traditionally left to Eskom. 'We developed the 10-point plan to respond directly to the country's energy challenges. That includes developing our own generation capacity, which we are delivering on,' the utility said. During commissioning, each of the two 25MW turbines at John Ware successfully generated 18MW, or 72% of capacity, despite limited diesel supplies. 'This dispels the false notion and inaccurate claims that the site generates less than 10MW,' the statement said. ALSO READ: Here's this week's Eskom load reduction and City Power outage schedule Engineering a resilient energy backbone Refurbishment works included major upgrades to fuel infrastructure, electrical systems and mechanical operations. City Power restored damaged fuel tanks, laid new pipelines and replaced key gauges and valves. Electrical work featured new high-capacity cabling, switch gear refurbishment and transformer protection enhancements. City Power invested in advanced grid management technologies, including a centralised Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (Scada) system and smart meters. 'We are building a smart, modernised grid that can respond rapidly to faults and enable more efficient energy supply management,' the utility said. This includes a robust data centre platform designed to support multiple critical systems like Scada, tele-protection and voice communications, ensuring secure and uninterrupted service. ALSO READ: Here's when City Power won't pay up or fix your outage Energy resilience where it's needed most The utility further implemented solar PV systems on public buildings, health facilities and schools to ensure critical services continue during load shedding. Micro-grids and solar public lighting projects are also underway to lighten the load on the main grid. 'These efforts directly respond to the real-world impact of national power constraints on municipal service delivery,' City Power said. City Power's re-entry into power generation signifies more than just infrastructure repair, it reflects a broader political and operational intention to localise energy governance. 'By investing in infrastructure like John Ware, we are building a foundation for Gauteng's economic resilience,' the utility added. NOW READ: City Power is monitoring this weak spot to stop power outages from theft
Express Tribune
14-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
DISCOs fail to slash losses
The boards of all DISCOs have been reconstituted, except for Sepco and Hesco, where the process is being finalised. The boards are structured to ensure enhanced corporate governance, strategic oversight and operational efficiency. photo: file Listen to article Pakistan's economic managers have expressed serious concerns over the newly appointed boards of power distribution companies (DISCOs), which have failed to meet loss reduction targets. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in a recent meeting, voiced grave concern that the targets assigned to DISCOs regarding reduction in transmission and distribution (T&D) losses had not been met. Specifically, the ECC members noted that the losses of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) had increased over the year. They stressed the need to adopt a robust plan to reverse the trend. The members of the economic decision-making body also underlined the need to make interventions to improve operations of the public power utility and slash losses. During discussions, the ECC was informed that boards of directors of all DISCOs, except for Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) and Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco), had been reconstituted. It was also noted that under the oversight of the newly reconstituted boards, the entities had shown signs of improvement. The ECC was informed that Pakistan Power Management Company (PPMC), being the technical arm of the Power Division, was regularly monitoring the performance of DISCOs. In line with the National Electricity Policy, strategic roadmaps were formulated and signed in February 2025 by the respective chairpersons of the boards and the CEOs of all DISCOs. These roadmaps outline plans for T&D/AT&C (aggregate commercial and technical) loss reduction, bill collection, theft prevention, load-shedding management, consumer services, safety compliance, Scada implementation, GIS mapping, ERP system automation, computerised energy audits up to the distribution transformer level, execution of service-level agreements (SLAs) and operation and maintenance (O&M) framework. The Power Division briefed the meeting that to accomplish those objectives, a structured action matrix has been developed by DISCOs. This covers key initiatives such as feeder rehabilitation, distribution transformer addition/ augmentation, grid station expansion, capacitor installation, HT and LT line additions, transmission line upgrades, aerial bundled cable (ABC) deployment and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) installation. In light of the directive issued in the ECC meeting held on April 11, 2024, the status regarding the governance of all DISCOs whose boards had been reconstituted, with a view to improving governance, was submitted to the ECC in the form of a summary under Rule 18(1) read with Rule 23(4) of the Rules of Business, 1973. Eleven DISCOs operate under the administrative control of the Power Division and are governed by the provisions of the State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operations) Act, 2023 and the State-Owned Enterprises (Operations and Management) Policy, 2023. The matters of boards of directors are also governed under the aforementioned law and policy. The boards of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco), Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco), Lesco, Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) and Hazara Electric Supply Company (Hazeco) were reconstituted on July 24, 2024. Moreover, the boards of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco), Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco), Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco) and Tribal Areas Electric Supply Company (Tesco) were reconstituted on August 31, 2024. Summaries for the reconstitution of Hesco and Sepco boards, with appropriate representation of independent and ex-officio directors as per relevant provisions of the State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operations) Act, 2023 and State-Owned Enterprises (Operations and Management) Policy, 2023, were submitted to the Prime Minister's Office. The boards of all DISCOs have been reconstituted, except for Sepco and Hesco, where the process is in the finalisation stage. The reconstituted boards are structured to ensure enhanced corporate governance, strategic oversight and operational efficiency. PPMC has implemented a monthly performance monitoring mechanism for all DISCOs, evaluating key operational, commercial and financial parameters. This framework ensures accountability and alignment with the sector's strategic goals.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
No water supply in Nashik city on Saturday
Nashik: Taps across the city will go dry on Saturday, May 10, as the Nashik Municipal Corporation and the Nashik Municipal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd will carry out repair works on major water distribution water will be supplied at low pressure the next day. Supply will be restored to normalcy only by statement released by the water supply department of the civic body stated that there will be no water supplied in all the six divisions of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC).The works by the NMSCDCL, under the supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system, are in progress at various water treatment plants (WTPs) and elevated water tanks in the city. The works are being carried out to install the Scada system at all the WTPs and other elevated water tanks on Saturday. Hence, there will be no water supplied in the entire 585 MLD of water is being supplied to Nashik city daily. Of this, 80% of the total water supply comes from the Gangapur dam, and the remaining 20% of the water is supplied to the city from Mukane and Darna dams.
