Overhead lines are widespread in South Africa’s rural areas, and are therefore also often home to vulnerable or threatened birds such as vultures and eagles. In addition to the moral and ethical imperatives of taking reasonable steps to prevent bird electrocutions, the legal requirements and cost of bird-related outages and repairs also need to be considered. This paper outlines an approach that was taken by Eskom, a South African utility, in addressing the design of new medium voltage (MV) distribution lines in vulnerable areas, including where old lines are refurbished or where individual poles are replaced.Read More

Overhead Lines (OHL) play an important role in the electricity business. They are the oldest and – till today – the most common used transmission method worldwide to transport electrical energy, and especially to transport bulk energy over big distances on land. Extra high voltage lines may exceed a route length of 1.000 km for the transport of several 1.000 MW per electric circuit  in alternating (AC) or direct current (DC), up to voltages of 1.150 kV. OHL will be designed to build up new grids or to improve and strengthen existing grids.Read More

The COVID19 pandemic has greatly affected all aspects of life and has fully revealed the crucial role of energy in modern society. Without energy the vital functions of the health system, but also of the much dependent telecommunication system would collapse.Read More

No one could have anticipated this. Since mid-March 2020, the population of large Brazilian cities are at home, stores are closed, industrial activity is greatly reduced, streets are empty, and humanity has awakened to an almost global action for survival. It should not go unnoticed that the utilities and professionals that make up the Brazilian electric sector have reacted in an incredibly amazing manner.Read More