Biodiversity

We have over 366 000km of power lines, operate 27 existing power stations and have four new power stations under construction, which means that our business footprint on biodiversity needs to be monitored and managed closely.

The significant threats in terms of biodiversity are managed and controlled through our partnerships with civil society to ensure best practice and specialist input. This includes the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) for avian impacts; BirdLife South Africa and the Middelpunt Wetland Trust for the conservation of a sensitive wetland and associated biodiversity next to the new Ingula pumped-storage scheme; and the Wildlife and Environment Society of SA (WESSA) for broader environmental education programmes in the area of energy and sustainability.

Click here for more detail on Eskom’s biodiversity partnerships.

Vulture enclosure research The vulture enclosure research project, a partnership between Eskom and the Rhino and Lion Wildlife Conservation NPO, is an alternative method to study mitigation methodologies to prevent vultures and other birds from being electrocuted on power lines. The project is aimed at reducing bird electrocutions in the identified danger zones on pylons through the application of costeffective equipment such as insulation covers and bird diverter methods. The vulture enclosure will serve a dual purpose. Firstly, it will allow the rehabilitated vultures to recuperate before they are released back into the wild. Secondly, it will support research studies in vulture behaviour on the identified problem towers in order to prevent and limit the continual vulture electrocutions on power lines.   Click here for further information on vulture research.

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