Transcription of Eskom power stations
1 Eskom power stationsLephalaleThabazimbiKenhardtSprin gbokNewcastleRichards BayDurbanPort ShepstoneEast LondonPort ElizabethMossel BayLadysmithBergvilleBloemfonteinBeaufor t WestGeorgeGrabouwBela BelaPietermaritzburgMthathaWelkomDe AarMusinaPolokwaneTzaneenPhalaborwaLIMPO POMPUMALANGAGAUTENGSWAZI LANDLESOTHOBOTSWANAZIMBABWEMOZAMBIQUENAM IBIANORTH WESTFREE STATEKWAZULU-NATALNORTHERN CAPEWESTERN CAPEEASTERN CAPEBase load stations1 Arnot 2 352 MW2 Duvha 3 600 MW3 Hendrina 2 000 MW4 Kendal 4 116 MW6 Kriel 3 000 MW7 Lethabo 3 708 MW8 Majuba 4 110 MW9 Matimba 3 990 MW10 Matla 3 600 MW11 Tutuka 3 654 MW5 Koeberg 1 940 MWReturn-to-service stations12 Camden 1 510 MW13 Grootvlei 1 200 MW14 Komati 940 MWThe return-to-service (RTS) stations were mothballed in 1990 and are in the process of being recommisioned due to the growing demand for electricity. The return-to-service project for Camden power station ended on 31 March 2010 with the entire station fully peaking stations can generate electricity within a few minutes of start-up, making them ideally suited to supply power during peak periods.
2 They also assist in regulating the system voltage and frequency to ensure stability of the national transmission demand stations15 Gariep 360 MW16 Vanderkloof 240 MWHydro-electric17 Drakensberg 1 000 MW18 Palmiet 400 MWPumped storage schemeRichards BayDurbanPort ShepstonePort Elizabeth19 Acacia 171 MW20 Port Rex 171 MW21 Ankerlig 1 338 MW22 Gourikwa 746 MWGas turbineCape TownSaldanhaKleinseeOranjemundLegendCoal -fired (Operating)Coal-fired (RTS)Coal-fired (New build)NuclearHydro-electricPumped storage schemeGas turbineNational gridWind FacilityConcentrating Solar power (CSP)Hydro-electric (Distribution)Renewable energy23 Klipheuwel Wind Facility 3 MWWind FacilityNew build24 Medupi 4 788 MW26 Kusile 4 800 MWCoalCoalCoalNuclearDistribution29 First Falls 6 MW30 Second Falls 11 MW31 Colley Wobbles 42 MW32 Ncora 2 MWThese hydro-electric power stations fall within the Distribution Division in the Eastern Cape operating unit and are used to stabilise the distribution network in that Ingula 1 332 MWPumped storage scheme15172516182327 Sere Wind Facility 100 MWWind FacilityHydro-electric28 Concentrating Solar power (CSP) 100 MWSolar282729303132 WitbankErmeloStandertonVereenigingVolksr ust26 Cape AgulhasIssued by: Generation Communication Department February 201324
