THE City of Johannesburg (CoJ) signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the privately-owned Kelvin Power Station to increase electricity supply for the city by 100 MW.
CoJ executive mayor Mpho Moerane signed the PPA on October 8 alongside Gauteng Premier David Makhura and CoJ Environment and Infrastructure Services Department MMC Tania Oldjohn at the City Power headquarters, in Booysens.
The agreement is expected to boost power supply reliability in Johannesburg and reduce load-shedding.
“The city, through City Power, had entered into a 20-year PPA with the Kelvin Power Station owners Aldwych Consortium, as the existing agreement was due to expire in a month’s time. The agreement will ensure the city receives 100 MW more in addition to the 80 MW it received from Kelvin and bring the total output from the power station to 180 MW.”
Makhura said the agreement would result in an additional 12% electricity supplied in Johannesburg.
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