Kelvin Power Station

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Kelvin Power Station
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Kelvin Power Station as seen from the Gautrain
Kelvin Power Station
Location of Kelvin Power Station in South Africa
Country South Africa
Location Gauteng
Coordinates 26°6′58″S28°11′38″E / 26.11611°S 28.19389°E / -26.11611; 28.19389
StatusOperational, but not at full output [1]
Owner(s)
Operator(s)
  • Aldwych International Ltd
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 420 Megawatt [1]
External links
Commons Related media on Commons

Kelvin Power Station is a coal-fired power station, located in Gauteng near OR Tambo International Airport.

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Kelvin is one of only a few power stations in South Africa not owned by Eskom. Until 2001 the power station was the property of the City of Johannesburg, but it has since been privatised, resold a number of times, and is currently owned by Investec and Nedbank Capital. [2] Kelvin consist of two independent stations. The A station (shut down in 2012) has six 30MW generators and 11 chain grate boilers. The newer B station has seven 60MW generators and seven PF type boilers.

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References

  1. 1 2 Swart, Werner (2009-09-01). "Old power station brings new hope". The Sunday Times (South Africa). Retrieved 7 January 2010.[ dead link ]
  2. Van Rensburg, Dewalt (2014-12-07). "Grandiose plan of power privatisation keeps failing". City Press. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2021-03-09.