Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme
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It is regardedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.
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External links
- Palmiet Pumped Storage Scheme on the Eskom-Website
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