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 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

List of power stations in South Africa

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. 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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