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Interconnector
Botswana – South Africa interconnection
Largest interconnector in Botswana of 5 · top 60% worldwide (#418 of 704)
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 615 MW
- Length
- 275 km
- Voltage
- 400 kV
- Connects to
- South Africa
- Geometry
- Schematic — node to node, not a surveyed route
Comparable interconnectors · Botswana · 5 ranked
- #1Botswana – South Africa interconnection615 MW
- #2Botswana – Zimbabwe interconnection420 MW
- #3Botswana – Zambia interconnection (planned)300 MW
Co-located infrastructure · within 25 km
- Lesotho – South Africa interconnection0 m · Interconnector · 230 MW
- Namibia – South Africa interconnection0 m · Interconnector · 350 MW
- Swaziland – South Africa interconnection0 m · Interconnector · 1.2 GW
- Johannesburg657 m · Data Centre
- Grade 1 classes5.6 km · Data Centre
- Computer labs and server room5.7 km · Data Centre
- Johannesburg South Cement Plant7.9 km · Cement Plant
- Scaw Metals Group Germiston steel plant14 km · Iron & Steel Plant
- Vogelstruisfontein Cement Plant16 km · Cement Plant
- Kelvin power station18 km · Power Plant · 600 MW · gas
- Kelvin power station18 km · Power Plant · 420 MW · coal
- Kelvin power station18 km · Power Plant · 180 MW · coal
On the interactive map
No planned interconnector on SAPP interconnector website
SOURCE: Global Transmission Database v0.1 (CC BY 4.0)