List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

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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 plantProvinceDate
commissioned		Installed capacity
(megawatts)		StatusCoordinatesNotes
Athlone Power Station Western Cape 1961180Decommissioned (2003) 33°56′54″S18°30′45″E / 33.94831°S 18.51262°E / -33.94831; 18.51262 (Athlone Power Station) [1]
Bloemfontein Power Station Free State 102Not operating 29°07′27″S26°13′30″E / 29.12409°S 26.22487°E / -29.12409; 26.22487 (Bloemfontein Power Station)
Colenso Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1926160Decommissioned (1984) 28°43′51″S29°49′36″E / 28.730937°S 29.826679°E / -28.730937; 29.826679 (Colenso Power Station)
Dock Road Power Station Western Cape 1905Decommissioned (1962?) 33°55′02″S18°25′26″E / 33.91710°S 18.42386°E / -33.91710; 18.42386 (Dock Road Power Station) [2]
Driehoek Power Station Gauteng 18982 (June 1906)Decommissioned (1911) 26°13′00″S28°09′25″E / 26.21653°S 28.15687°E / -26.21653; 28.15687 (Driehoek Power Station) [3]
Ingagane Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1963500Decommissioned (1990) 27°50′45″S29°59′11″E / 27.845788°S 29.9863173°E / -27.845788; 29.9863173 (Ingagane Power Station)
Jeppe Street Power Station Gauteng 1927Decommissioned (1961) 26°12′11″S28°02′04″E / 26.203063°S 28.034312°E / -26.203063; 28.034312 (Jeppe Street Power Station) [4]
Komati Power Station Mpumalanga 19611000Decommissioned (2022)26°05′24″S

29°28′19″E

Kroonstad Power Station Free State 30Decommissioned 27°40′04″S27°12′07″E / 27.66782°S 27.20199°E / -27.66782; 27.20199 (Kroonstad Power Station)
Mount Road Power Station Eastern Cape 1906Decommissioned (1986) 33°56′48″S25°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 1942300Decommissioned (1998) 26°15′14″S27°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 190610Decommissioned (1907) [12]
Swartkops Power Station Eastern Cape 1954Decommissioned 33°52′16″S25°35′51″E / 33.87101°S 25.59762°E / -33.87101; 25.59762 (Swartkops Power Station)
Umgeni Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1954240Decommissioned (1989) 29°48′28″S30°52′51″E / 29.80777778°S 30.88083333°E / -29.80777778; 30.88083333 (Umgeni Power Station) [13]
West Bank Power Station Eastern Cape 1905Decommissioned (1989) [14]
Brakpan power plant Gauteng 19086Decommissioned (unknown date) 26°13′09″S28°22′09″E / 26.219305°S 28.369081°E / -26.219305; 28.369081 (Brakpan Power Station) [15]
Simmerpan power plant Gauteng 1909/1018Decommissioned (unknown date) 26°13′34″S28°09′21″E / 26.226094°S 28.155811°E / -26.226094; 28.155811 (Simmerpan Power Station) [15]
Roshervilledam power plant Gauteng 191168Decommissioned (unknown date) 26°13′31″S28°06′36″E / 26.225278°S 28.109923°E / -26.225278; 28.109923 (Rosherville Power Station) [15]
Vereeniging power plant Gauteng 191244Decommissioned (unknown date) 26°41′34″S27°55′36″E / 26.692900°S 27.926559°E / -26.692900; 27.926559 (Vereeniging Power Station) [15]

See also

References

  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.
  15. 1 2 3 4 G. Klingenberg (1924): Bau grosser Kraftwerke. Zweite Auflage. S. 422ff: VIII. Zweites Ausführungsbeispiel: Die Anlagen der Victoria Falls and Transvaal Power Co. Ltd. in Südafrika (Commons)
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