Matimba Power Station
Dry-cooled coal-fired power plant
- Eskom
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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
South Africa portal
Energy portal
- Eskom
- Fossil-fuel power plant
- List of power stations in South Africa
References
- ^ a b c "Matimba Power Station". Eskom. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Eskom history".
- ^ "EI, Grootgeluk Coal Mine move to electronic knowledge management". Aardvark Communication. 2003-06-20. Retrieved 15 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Mine to double its coal sales to Eskom". Business Report. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ "Mining and Industry". Lephalale Local Municipality. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
External links
- Matimba Power Station on the Eskom-Website
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