Joburg preparing to issue tender for 3 MW in-pipe hydropower scheme

The City of Johannesburg reports that it will issue a tender in the coming months for the installation of hydroelectric turbines in its bulk water reticulation system, which could initially generate 3 MW of power for the city. Executive mayor Parks Tau, who first mooted the scheme in his State of the City address in May, used the recent Association of Municipal Electricity Utilities conference to reaffirm the city’s intention to harness energy from its water network through the installaiton of in-pipe turbines.