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The power utility has the ability to produce 45,583 megawatts (61,128,000 hp) but could only supply 24,000 megawatts (32,000,000 hp) due to "planned and unplanned" maintenance. One turbine at Eskom's Duvha Power Station is still out of commission due to an "unexplained incident" in March 2014. [67]
Eskom operates a number of notable power stations, including Kendal Power Station, and Koeberg nuclear power station in the Western Cape Province, the only nuclear power plant in Africa. The company is divided into Generation, Transmission and Distribution divisions and together Eskom generates approximately 95% of electricity used in South Africa.
Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom is a 2023 book by ex-Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter. [1] It chronicles his three years at South Africa's state energy provider, Eskom. Fearing political forces might prevent its sale, the book was released ahead of schedule, and without warning, on the 14th of May, 2023.
The power station was commissioned between 1988 and 1993. Matimba is the largest direct dry-cooled power station in the world. [ 1 ] The use of dry-cooling technology has considerably reduced water consumption at the plant relative to those using wet-cooling systems.
The coal-fired Congella Power Station in Durban and Salt River Power Station in Cape Town were the first power stations built by Eskom, both completed in mid-1928. [ 17 ] One of Eskom's first power plants was a coal-fired 128 MW station in Witbank , completed in 1935 to provide power to the mining industry.
Jeppe Street Power Station: Gauteng: 1927 Decommissioned (1961) 4] Komati Power Station: Mpumalanga: 1961 1000 Decommissioned (2022) 26°05′24″S 29°28′19″E Kroonstad Power Station: Free State: 30: Decommissioned
The following is a list of electricity generating facilities within South Africa that are larger than 1 MW capacity. It only contains currently operational facilities and facilities under construction. The net power output in megawatts is listed, i.e. the maximum power the power station can deliver to the grid.
In contrast with most other Eskom power stations, the turbine generators at Kriel are each housed in a separate building rather than the more common single turbine hall. When Kriel was completed in 1979 it was the largest coal-fired power station in the Southern Hemisphere. It was also one of the first stations to be supplied with coal from a ...