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List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

The following is a list of electricity generating facilities within South Africa that are not operating. have been decommissioned or were notable power stations in the past.

Power plant Province Date
commissioned
Installed capacity
(Megawatt)
Status Coordinates Notes
Athlone Power Station Western Cape 1961 180 Decommissioned (2003) 33°56′54″S 18°30′45″E / 33.94831°S 18.51262°E / -33.94831; 18.51262 (Athlone Power Station) [1]
Bloemfontein Power Station Free State 102 Not Operating 29°07′27″S 26°13′30″E / 29.12409°S 26.22487°E / -29.12409; 26.22487 (Bloemfontein Power Station)
Colenso Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1926 160 Decommissioned (1984) 28°43′51″S 29°49′36″E / 28.730937°S 29.826679°E / -28.730937; 29.826679 (Colenso Power Station)
Dock Road Power Station Western Cape 1905 Decommissioned (1962?) 33°55′02″S 18°25′26″E / 33.91710°S 18.42386°E / -33.91710; 18.42386 (Dock Road Power Station) [2]
Driehoek Power Station Gauteng 1898 2 (June 1906) Decommissioned (1911) 26°13′00″S 28°09′25″E / 26.21653°S 28.15687°E / -26.21653; 28.15687 (Driehoek Power Station) [3]
Ingagane Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1963 500 Decommissioned (1990) 27°50′45″S 29°59′11″E / 27.845788°S 29.9863173°E / -27.845788; 29.9863173 (Ingagane Power Station)
Jeppe Street Power Station Gauteng 1927 Decommissioned (1961) 26°12′11″S 28°02′04″E / 26.203063°S 28.034312°E / -26.203063; 28.034312 (Jeppe Street Power Station) [4]
Komati Power Station Mpumalanga 1961 1000 Decommissioned (2022) 26°05′24″S

29°28′19″E

Kroonstad Power Station Free State 30 Decommissioned 27°40′04″S 27°12′07″E / 27.66782°S 27.20199°E / -27.66782; 27.20199 (Kroonstad Power Station)
Mount Road Power Station Eastern Cape 1906 Decommissioned (1986) 33°56′48″S 25°36′13″E / 33.946531°S 25.603595°E / -33.946531; 25.603595 (Mount Road Power Station) [5][6][7][8]
Orlando Power Station Gauteng 1942 300 Decommissioned (1998) 26°15′14″S 27°55′30″E / 26.2540°S 27.9250°E / -26.2540; 27.9250 (Orlando Power Station) [9][10][11]
President Street Power Station, Johannesburg Gauteng 1906 10 Decommissioned (1907) [12]
Swartkops Power Station Eastern Cape 1954 Decommissioned 33°52′16″S 25°35′51″E / 33.87101°S 25.59762°E / -33.87101; 25.59762 (Swartkops Power Station)
Umgeni Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1954 240 Decommissioned (1989) 29°48′28″S 30°52′51″E / 29.80777778°S 30.88083333°E / -29.80777778; 30.88083333 (Umgeni Power Station) [13]
West Bank Power Station Eastern Cape 1905 Decommissioned (1989) [14]

See also

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List of power stations in South Africa

References

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  1. ^ "Western Cape Branch Engineering Bulletin". The Institution of Certificated Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, South Africa. June 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Dock Road Power Station". UCT Libraries Digital Collections.
  3. ^ "Driehoek Power Station". Eskom. Archived from the original on 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  4. ^ "Jeppe Street Power Station | the Heritage Portal".
  5. ^ "Port Elizabeth Timeline 1799–1986".
  6. ^ "Eskom Heritage Swartkops". Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  7. ^ "Port Elizabeth Times: Mount Road Power Station Port Elizabeth". 5 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Mount Road Power Station details".
  9. ^ Krige, Sue. "Orlando Power Station – a legacy of POWER". Orlando Towers. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  10. ^ Fraser, Neil (21 April 2008). "Turbine Square is 'phenomenal'". City of Johannesburg. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  11. ^ "The Johannesburg Electricity Department operates one of the largest municipally owned undertakings in the world" (PDF). Johannesburg City Council. 1956. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  12. ^ Shorten, John R.; Council, Johannesburg (South Africa) City (1970). The Johannesburg saga. John R. Shorten (Proprietary) ltd.
  13. ^ "Umgeni Power Station". www.eskom.co.za. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  14. ^ "West Bank Power Station". www.eskom.co.za. 3 December 2021.
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