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  2. Cahora Bassa (HVDC) - Wikipedia

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    The Cahora-Bassa transmission project was a joint venture of the two electrical utilities, Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM, as it was known prior to 1987), latterly Eskom, Johannesburg, South Africa and Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), a firm owned 15% by the government of Portugal and 85% by Mozambique.

  3. SANS 164 - Wikipedia

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    South African National Standard 164: Plugs and socket outlets for household and similar purposes for use in South Africa is the South African Bureau of Standards' standard for domestic AC power plugs and sockets. As a former British colony, South Africa's electricity standards are of British derivation, and it uses 220/230 V at 50 Hz AC. [1]

  4. AC power plugs and sockets - Wikipedia

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    South Africa adopted IEC 60906-1 as its national standard, SANS 164-2, in 1992. The standard specifies both a 2-pin unearthed and 3-pin earthed plug system, equivalent to IEC Type N. SANS 164-2 was designated the "preferred standard" in 2013, and South Africa is in the process of transitioning to it as the dominant system, expected to be ...

  5. List of HVDC projects - Wikipedia

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    Electric power transmission through interconnectors using high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) ... South Africa - Apollo 1420 (0/1420) 533: 1920: 1979: Thyr ...

  6. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    South Africa: C, M, N SANS 164: 230 V 400 V 50 Hz South Korea: C, F KS C 8305 220 V 380 V 60 Hz Spain: C, F UNE 20315 230 V 400 V 50 Hz Type E is extremely rare, but it may appear in some buildings, such as the University Carlos III of Madrid. Almost every Spanish plug would work on Type E sockets. Sri Lanka: D, G, M SLS 734 230 V

  7. Electricity sector in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) and also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteits voorsienings kommissie (EVKOM), by the government of the Union of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act (1922). Eskom represents South Africa in the Southern African ...

  8. South African Class 19E - Wikipedia

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    The Transnet Freight Rail Class 19E of 2009 is a South African electric locomotive. In 2009, Transnet Freight Rail placed the first of 110 Class 19E single-cab dual-voltage 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in service on the Coalink line from Ermelo to Richards Bay. [1] [2]

  9. High-voltage direct current - Wikipedia

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    Long distance HVDC lines carrying hydroelectricity from Canada's Nelson River to this converter station where it is converted to AC for use in southern Manitoba's grid. A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. [1]