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N'ịgbalị ime ka South Africa bịaruo nso inweta ọkụ eletrik zuru ụwa ọnụ, Eskom Distribution ewerela nzọụkwụ dị ịrịba ama site na ịmalite otu n'ime ọrụ teknụzụ microgrid mbụ ya na Swartkopdam, nke dị ihe dịka 150km site na Upington, na Northern Cape. Microgrids na-enye ụzọ dị irè, ntụkwasị obi, na ngwa ngwa nke a na-ebugharị iji wepụta mpaghara ịma aka mpaghara nke siri ike ịnweta ma ọ bụ chọrọ nnukwu mmefu ego. Microgrid a na-egbu egbu na Swartkopdam ebutela ọkụ eletrik na ezinụlọ 39 bụ ndị na-enweghị ike ịnweta ọkụ eletrik, na-emeri ihe mgbochi nke netwọk eletrik dị na mpaghara ahụ, bụ nke na-agaghị ekwe omume ịgbatị na jikọọ.
Mmejuputa microgrid a na-aga nke ọma na Swartkopdam na-esote ntinye nke ọrụ microgrid pilot abụọ na Lynedoch na Western Cape na Ficksburg na Free State.
Nkesa Eskom chọpụtara Swartkopdam dị ka mpaghara ebutere ụzọ dị elu nke chọrọ ọkụ eletrik. N'ihi ebe dịpụrụ adịpụ na ọnụnọ nke akụrụngwa dị oke egwu agbakwunyere na grid, Eskom Research, Testing, and Development (RT&D) kpebiri na microgrid nwere ikike nchekwa batrị ga-abụ ihe ngwọta kachasị mma. A tụlere usoro ọdịnala ọzọ, gụnyere eriri 200km 132kV sitere na ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri Gordonia na nguzobe ọdụ ụgbọ ala Noenieput na Noenieput, nke e mere atụmatụ na ọ ga-efu R250 nde. Otú ọ dị, e weere na nhọrọ a dị oke ọnụ ma si otú a ghara ịchụso ya.
Nbunye microgrid na-aga nke ọma na Swartkopdam guzoro dị ka ihe akaebe maka ịwụnye microgrids na mpaghara dịpụrụ adịpụ yana ihe ịma aka iru, na-egosi ụzọ dị mma iji nweta ọkụ eletrik. Eskom nwere nnukwu atụmatụ ibuga ihe dị ka 100 microgrids n'ofe mba ahụ ka ọ na-erule Machị 2024, dịka akụkụ bụ isi nke atụmatụ azụmaahịa nkesa ya. Monde Bala, onye isi otu nkesa nkesa, kwupụtara nraranye Eskom na-emechi oghere ịda ogbenye ike na inye onye ọ bụla South Africa ahụmahụ mgbanwe ndụ nke ịnweta ọkụ eletrik.
Nkwenye nke microgrids na-eweta ọtụtụ uru karịa ọkụ eletrik. Ọbụghị naanị na microgrids dị ọnụ ahịa karịa, mana ha na-enye aka nke ukwuu n'ibelata ikuku carbon ka ha na-adabere na isi mmalite ume ọhụrụ.
Site na mmeghari ohuru na mmekorita mmekorita, Eskom enweela ihe ịga nke ọma n'inye ndị Swartkopdam ọkụ eletrik dị ọcha na nke a pụrụ ịdabere na ya, dị ka Mpho Makwana, Onye isi oche Eskom Board kwusiri ike. Ọrụ a bụ mmesi obi ike nke nkwa Eskom n'ịkwado ọchịchị South Africa n'ebumnobi ya nke ịhụ na ụmụ amaala niile nweta ọkụ eletrik zuru ụwa ọnụ.
Ọzọkwa, ntinye aka Eskom na ọrụ mmekọrịta ọha na eze (CSR) pụtara ìhè site na ntinye aka ya na obodo Swartkopdam. Na mgbakwunye na ntinye microgrid, Eskom na-enye onyinye mkpanaka abụọ na akụrụngwa ntụrụndụ na ụlọ akwụkwọ praịmarị Swartkopdam, na-ekepụta ebe mmụta ka mma maka ụmụ akwụkwọ na obodo ndị agbata obi.