2-542: The Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme consists of two 200 megawatts (270,000 hp) turbine units located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) upstream of the Kogelberg Dam on the Palmiet River near Cape Town , South Africa. The pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant is capable of responding to a surge in peak power demand in minutes. At night, excess power on the grid generated by conventional coal and nuclear plants
4-581: Is used to pump water to the upper Rockview Dam overlooking Gordon's Bay . It is regarded as a forerunner in environmental engineering . The whole Palmiet site is a conservation area and in December 1998 the area was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO - the first in South Africa. Kogelberg Dam Kogelberg Dam is a combined gravity & arch type dam located on the Palmiet River , near Grabouw , Western Cape , South Africa . It
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