ENG-1954 — Page 222

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS

3 phase 50 cycles. Bulk consumers are supplied at 6,600 volts and domestic consumers at 346/200 volts. The amount of electricity generated during 1954 was 252,192,550 Kilowatt hours, an increase of 7.6% over the previous year's output.

The number of consumers at the end of the year was 66,940, an increase of 4,427 or 7% over the figure in 1953; total sales were as follows:-

Lighting

Public lighting

Bulk power

Domestic and Commercial

power

Total

70,569,758 units

1,479,520

44,357,929 ",

97,075,249

213,482,456

This is an increase of 9% on the 1953 figures.

During the year the peak load reached a maximum of 54,300 Kilowatts, a 10% increase over 1953. The two boilers which were mentioned in last year's report as having been ordered in 1950, are now in operation and they raised the steaming capacity from 687,000 to 837,000 lbs/hour. The generating capacity remained at 72,500 Kilowatts. Delay in delivery of turbo- alternating plant has restricted the Company's pro- gramme of extension. The distribution system however has been strengthened during the year by the addition of E.H.T. 22 Kilowatt feeders from North Point Station to Western district and consideration is being given to

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