The cooperation programme will facilitate the exchange of technical expertise between French and South African transmission operators. Experts from RTE international and NTCSA will work together through workshops, study visits in both countries, research initiatives and pilot projects.
South Africa’s efforts to modernise and expand its electricity transmission network received a significant boost this week from foreign funders.
This comes after Eskom, the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), France’s electricity transmission operator RTE international and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening the country’s power grid.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town on Thursday, establishes a two-year technical cooperation programme between RTE international and NTCSA.
The initiative is backed by a €650,000 (approximately R12 million) grant from AFD, financed by the French National Treasury.
