Badplaas

BADPLAAS HYDRO REFURB PILOT PROJECT

The Badplaas Hydro Power Refurbishment project was initiated in 2009 and completed in 2013. Since greenfield hydro project may take between 5 and 10 years from the point of initiation up to the point of financial close (Start of Construction)  – the main purpose of this project was to execute this very small project (153 KW) in order to showcase it as a working example.

  • 1953 Gilkes turbine is now again in operation almost 65 years after installation
  • Effiency levels close to it’s original design specifications
  • All power generated is to the Forever Resort