Pictures of world's largest powerline (Ekibastusz-Kokshetau,1150 kV)

[Obelixx]

On http://www.walter-schossig.de/Deutsch/Geschichte_der_Energieversorgu/Geschi2008_www.pdf you can find a picture of the 1150 kV-powerline Ekibastusz-Kokshetau, the powerline with the highest transmission voltage in the world. Is the picture you can find there on page 12 really a picture of this powerline? If you have pictures of the 1150 kV-powerline Ekibastusz-Kokshetau, than post them please.

[Major Deegan]

Not to be rude, but why does what some powerline between Kokshetau and Ekibastuz look like matter?

[Evertraveller]

yes it's exactly that powerline on the picture, each support is from 45 to 75 meters high. But it's not the highest, powerline Ekibastuz-Barnaul is sometimes up to 100 meters high.

[Obelixx]

@Evertraveller: I search since a long time of pictures of the pylons of the 1150 kV powerline and it was the first I found
@Major Deegan: a powerline for 1150 kV must have huge insulators for the conductors. There are many types of pylons possible as support. I would have not built it on guyed pylons!

[Major Deegan]

OK, that explains your sudden interest quite a bit. The giant powerline, as you can imagine, doesn't have much of a tourist draw, if at all. I'll see how I can help.

[Evertraveller]

@Evertraveller: I search since a long time of pictures of the pylons of the 1150 kV powerline and it was the first I found


I'm going to Kokshetau on 16th of July, will try to take some pic's for you.