High water tide mark
We got our flood at the peak of the wet season. It is the highest flood we have had. It came very close to reaching the alternator. We shut down just after mid-night and started up again at 9 o’clock in the morning. The water level rose above the floor of the turbine house and left a tide mark on a metal cabinet.
The DVD of the hydro opening celebrations, which also gives a history of the development of the hydro project, has been published on the internet and is available to view on the History of Hydro page on this site. You will need a fairly fast and stable internet connection to view it. We hope you will enjoy watching it and that you will find it as inspirational as we have.
A study has been carried out over the last two years to examine how to develop the Zengamina project for future requirements.
A site survey and a hydrological study has been done. The final report has been drafted, together with a detailed plan from our electrical engineer Brian Woodcock.
This study has indicated a series of three stages to develop the hydro up to a maximum of about 2.5 Megawatts when the time is right in the future.
Connection request from a school.
As at the end of January there were 156 users connected to the Zengamina hydro scheme. This is very encouraging and there continues to be enquiries and requests for connections. Approximately 300 connections are needed for the Zengamina hydro to become self sustaining, the exact number depending on the demand of each user.
