Distribution arresters have been used on power systems for over a century during which time there has been a complete changeover in housings from ceramic to polymeric. Porcelain arresters often had issues with sealing and water ingress that sometimes resulted in ‘clear sky, sunny day’ failures.
Before installation on overhead lines, quality of polymeric insulators must be approved through full design and type testing. Subsequently, manufacturers are responsible for performing sample and routine tests. Moreover, in many cases, users also demand special acceptance tests.
In the Kishapu District of Shinyanga Region, TANESCO will implement the 1st large scale PV Solar Power Plant of Tanzania. It will be the 1st and certainly not the last.
The 6th Power & Energy Tanzania 2022 will be held from 10 - 12 February, 2022 at Tanzania's prime international venue; the Diamond Jubilee Expo Center in Dar-es-Salaam.