Matimba Power Station

Matimba kobedi Power Station
Map
Location of Matimba Babomba Power Station in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
LocationLimpopo
Coordinates23°40′6″S 27°36′38″E / 23.66833°S 27.61056°E / -23.66833; 27.61056
OwnerEskom
Operator
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational6 [1]
Nameplate capacity3,990 Megawatt[1]
External links
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Matimba Power Station close to Ellisras, Limpopo Province, South Africa, is a dry-cooled coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom.[2]

Power generation

The station consists of six 665 MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,990 MW. The turbine's Maximum Continuous Rating is 35.60%. The power station was commissioned between 1988 and 1993. Matimba is the largest direct dry-cooled power station in the world.[1] The use of dry-cooling technology has considerably reduced water consumption at the plant relative to those using wet-cooling systems.[2]

Matimba is fueled by the open-cast Grootegeluk coal mine on the Waterberg Coalfield[3] with about 14.6 million tons of coal a year[4] via a conveyor system.[5] The mine is also contracted to supply the new Medupi Power Station.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Matimba Power Station". Eskom. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Eskom history".
  3. ^ "EI, Grootgeluk Coal Mine move to electronic knowledge management". Aardvark Communication. 2003-06-20. Retrieved 15 January 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "Mine to double its coal sales to Eskom". Business Report. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Mining and Industry". Lephalale Local Municipality. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.