QUESTION 3 The City of Tshwane, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa is planning to produce power (MW) from the porti
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QUESTION 3 The City of Tshwane, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa is planning to produce power (MW) from the portion of its Water Supply Distribution System which comprises 4 reservoirs, namely Garsfontein, Soshanguve. Akasia and Magalies. For each reservoir, perform the following: 3.1. Calculate the power output produced if 20 % of the pressure head and 70% of the flowrate are used. Assume 89% of power efficiency 3.2. Decide which reservoir(s) will be used to contribute to the power grid with a minimum of 79 MW. Substantiate your decision. (Use the relevant data by Loots et al. 2014 as published in the Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, Volume 56 Number 3. October 2014. This publication is part of your learning material). (Scale 1-5 for 10 points per indicator: 40 points for 4 indicators)