2010 ESI FORUM MEETING

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1 2010 ESI FORUM MEETING Minutes Date: 14 th Sept, 2007 Time: 10 00hrs Venue: Alpine Heath, Northern Drakensberg, KZN. Attendance register Name Responsibility Initials Present Clinton Carter-Brown Chairperson, IARC CCB Mobolaji Bello Secretariat, IARC Mob B Ahilan Kailasanathan, Eskom Distribution, Western AK Chris Du Toit, Eskom Distribution, Central CdT Ed Bunge, Eskom Distribution, Eastern EB Vijay Shamsunder Eskom Distribution, Eastern VS Apology Neville Meyer Eskom Distribution, Southern NM Peter Fowles AMEU PF Ivan Laban ethekwini Municipality IV Apology Peter Craig Eskom Distribution PC Apology Xolile Mtshali SALGA XM Apology Vally Padayachee City Power and AMEU VP Apology Mike Hyde City of Cape Town MH Apology Danie Potgieter Polokwane DP Apology Teresa Carolin Eskom National Control TC Apology Carel van Dyk Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality CvD Apology Monde Bala, Eskom Distribution, Northern Mon B Leslie Naidoo Eskom Transmission LN Riaan Smit, Eskom Distribution, Western RS Sanjay Bhana, 2010 Eskom Project Mgr SB Lian Chen Eskom Transmission LC Jay Kalichuran ethekwini Municipality JK Costas Angelides Department of Minerals & Energy CA Tyronne Ferndale Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality TF Wayne Kitching Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality WK Allen Milne City Power AM Xolani Lemdebe City Power XL Sicelo Xulu City Power SX Sandile Maphumulo ethekwini Municipality & AMEU SM Lesley Ferrando National Energy Regulator of SA LF Apology Bennie van Heerden National Energy Regulator of SA BvH 1

2 Alpheus Ntlatleng Ekurhuleni Municipality AN Caswell Ndlhovu Eskom Transmission CN Mandla Ndlovu Mbombela (Nelspruit) Municipality MBN Andries Mqoqi Centlec AMI Malgane Sekoboto Centlec MS AP Potgieter Eskom Distribution, North West APP 2

3 Welcome and apologies Confirmation and Correction of Previous Minutes, Meeting date: 6 th June, Feedback from Host Cities and Eskom representatives Minutes The chairman (CCB) welcomed everyone. Apologies were noted. Attendees introduced themselves. Minutes were reviewed. No corrections were required. Minutes accepted and confirmed. See action items on outstanding issues. Each of the Host City and Eskom representatives (Distribution and Transmission) present provided feedback on progress and risks relating to electrical infrastructure projects for 2010: NMBM (Port Elizabeth): Laying cables and building/refurbishing gas turbine station with 40 MW capacity. Switchgear will be procured and internal designs are 95% completed. No specific 2010 projects City of Cape Town: Internally funding CBD infrastructure and stadium supply projects. 132kV cable contract placed. Back up generators removed from stadium design. Dx 132kV cable strengthening projects are at design stage. Target date for the commissioning is May ethekwini (Durban): See presentation by JK for details (circulated with these ). Contingency funding being investigated in case DME funding is not forthcoming. No Dx projects. Tx projects on track. Centlec (Bloemfontein): Consultants approved for stadium upgrades and strengthening. Mobile Generators to be used for strengthening the stadium supply Contractor appointed for cable laying but unable to commence due to lack of funds. No issues picked up. 3

4 City Power (Ellis Park and FNB): See Xolani s presentation for details Funding is an issue. Tx projects on track but EIAs may be a bottleneck. Dx projects are on track. Tshwane (Pretoria): No Tshwane representative. No Dx projects (supplied directly by Tx). Tx projects on track. Mbombela (Nelspruit): Work proceeding at the Nelspruit Stadium; completion date is March, Consultants have been appointed for electrical works and roads. Confident that project deadlines will be met. Funds needed for training stadium lighting Dx: Lots of projects to be fast tracked to meet demand. Dx to integrate network into the new MTS to firm the network. New MTS will be commissioned at Malelane and two transformers in Marang will be upgraded for commissioning by Mid The back bone feeding the Lowveld will be strengthened with an additional 400kV line; to be commissioned by DME feedback on funding Polokwane: See presentation for details (circulated with these ). Costs have increased significantly. Indicative funding of R38 million over next here financial years will not meet revised project costs CA provided feedback on DME progress regarding funding of 2010 electrical projects: The DME had a meeting with the National Treasury in the 1 st week in September A follow up meeting is to be held on 24 September It is expected that Treasury will decide on changes to the electrical infrastructural funding allocations in November The forum expressed their extreme concern regarding confirmation of funding. If funding is not confirmed by November 2007 project lead times will not be met. 4

5 Eskom 2010 Strategy Eskom Gx and Tx risk mitigation AMEU 2010 papers Fan Parks Close It appears that electrification bulk infrastructure funding and 2010 funding is being combined by the DME. The forum is of the opinion that 2010 funding needs to be considered as a completely separate issue. The differences between municipal and DME financial years, and the lack of clear reporting on 2010 spending has created an impression within the DME that Host Cities are not spending funds allocated for 2010 electrical projects. SB (Eskom s 2010 Project manager) gave a broad overview of Eskom s strategy to address 2010 related issues. See presentation (circulated with these ) for details. Held over to next meeting. Two 2010 related papers have been submitted for presentation at the AMEU Convention in October CCB highlighted the paper contents. The papers have been submitted to the Convention organisers, but forum feedback can be incorporated into the Convention presentations. The load requirement for fan parks was discussed. The two types of fan parks were discussed; FIFA accredited fans parks versus public viewing fan parks. Meeting ended at 14:45hrs. 5

6 Ref Issue Item name/ Description/ Action / Feedback Responsible Due date number raised Discussion/ Feedback person by Previous Previous Previous Previous Previous Previous Agenda item ethekwini stadium IV to send AS details of the ethekwini experiences with stadium supply problems as learning points for possible inclusion in the stadium supply specification. PF to follow up 2010 ESI project summary 2010 ESI project summary report to be finalized pending the project information from city power and then published on the DT and AMEU websites. CCB to include the comment that costs are estimates only and may vary significantly. INEP funding INEP funds of poorly performing municipalities may be channelled through to 2010 related infrastructure for good performing municipalities. CA to provide contact details for Chris van Zyl funding risks with SALGA PF to discuss with XM and send her the relevant documentation. XM, PF & CCB to discuss way forward and how SALGA can assist Eskom s Sisonke project Eskom s Operation Thekgo Funding with the escalation of the funding risks. DH to investigate possibilities, tests with possible suppliers, and pass via Eskom governance for formal approval / support. DH to focus on MV cables, power transformers and MV and HV switch gear. Operation Thekgo focuses on Eskom Tx and Dx supply risks. Integration between Eskom and Munics with the Eskom Reliability Committees is to be investigated DME to clearly distinguish between 2010 projects and special projects for infrastructural development. PF CCB and PF CA PF DH CCB CA Done Done Done Pending Pending Next meeting Next meeting CA to CCB the reporting DME requires on the spending of the R7.5m. CCB to forward to forum members. CA Host cities to contact DME regional managers to confirm DME Host City Munics 6

7 Ref Issue Item name/ Description/ Action / Feedback Responsible Due date number raised Discussion/ Feedback person by approved funding for host cities. Establish which projects (if any) the DME has not included in submissions to Treasury. SM to initiate a letter from the AMEU to the DG of the DME expressing major concern regarding funding, and the critical need to secure funding within the next few months. SM PF to make a follow up on Government gazette and distribute findings to the 2010 ESI forum. PF Each host city is to send a formal letter to the LOC requesting clear requirements for electrical networks for all important 2010 loads. Host Cities AMI LOC technical Audits for 2010 AMI to send details of the consultant involved in supply audits to AMI Stadiums CCB Agenda AMEU 2010 papers Comments on the papers to be sent to PF and CCB. ALL item Papers to be circulated with Clinton Fan parks Any FIFA specifications for Fan Parks to be confirmed with LOC. SM & CCB Next meeting Next meeting: Date: Time: Venue: 13th of November, 2007 To be confirmed To be confirmed, will be in JHB Minutes approved: CHAIRMAN DATE 7

8 Ref number Item name Date Decision None Record of decisions 8