Komati Power Station

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Komati Power Station
Komati Power Station is located in South Africa
Komati Power Station
Location of Komati Power Station in South Africa
Country South Africa
Location Mpumalanga
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Commission date 1961
Owner(s) Eskom
Power generation
Units operational 9[1]
Nameplate capacity 1,000 Megawatt[1]

Komati Power Station, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Its 300 metre tall chimney was built in 1979, and is one of the tallest structures in the country. Komati is one of power stations with a common steam range, meaning that its nine boilers jointly feed the nine generators. Other stations are Tutuka Power Station and Matimba Power Station.

History

The first unit was commissioned in 1961 and the last in 1966. In 1988, three units at Komati were mothballed, one was kept in reserve and the other five were only operated during peak hours. In 1990 the complete station was mothballed until 2008 when the unit 9 was the first to be recommisioned under Eskom's return to service project. The full station is expected to be online by 2011.[1]

Power generation

The station consists of five 100MW units and four 125MW units with a total installed capacity of 1,000MW. Turbine Maximum Continuous Rating is 30.00%

See also

References

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