Komati Power Station
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Komati Power Station, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom
. Its 300 metre tall chimney was built in 1979, and is one of the tallest structures in the country. Komati is the only power station with a common steam range, meaning that its nine boilers jointly feed the nine generators.
's return to service project. The full station is expected to be online by 2011.
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Eskom
Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act . It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie . The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and...
. Its 300 metre tall chimney was built in 1979, and is one of the tallest structures in the country. Komati is the only power station with a common steam range, meaning that its nine boilers jointly feed the nine generators.
History
The first unit was commissioned in 1961 and the last in 1966. In 1988, three units at Komati were mothballed, one was kept in reserve and the other five were only operated during peak hours. In 1990 the complete station was mothballed until 2008 when the unit 9 was the first to be recommisioned under EskomEskom
Eskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act . It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie . The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and...
's return to service project. The full station is expected to be online by 2011.
Power generation
The station consists of five 100MW units and four 125MW units with a total installed capacity of 1,000MW. Turbine Maximum Continuous RatingMaximum Continuous Rating
Maximum continuous rating is defined as the maximum output that a generating station is capable of producing continuously under normal conditions over a year. Under ideal conditions, the actual output could be higher than the MCR....
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See also
- EskomEskomEskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act . It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie . The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and...
- Fossil-fuel power plant
- List of power stations in South Africa
External links
- Komati Power Station at EskomEskomEskom is a South African electricity public utility, established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission by the government of South Africa in terms of the Electricity Act . It was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie . The two acronyms were combined in 1986 and...