Kelvin Power Station

Kelvin Power Station
Kelvin Power Station as seen from the Gautrain
Map
Location of Kelvin Power Station in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
LocationGauteng
Coordinates26°6′58″S 28°11′38″E / 26.11611°S 28.19389°E / -26.11611; 28.19389
StatusOperational, but not at full output[1]
  • Aldwych International Ltd
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity420 Megawatt[1]
External links
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Kelvin Power Station is a coal-fired power station, located in Gauteng near OR Tambo International Airport.

Kelvin is one of only a few power stations in South Africa not owned by Eskom. Until 2001 the power station was the property of the City of Johannesburg, but it has since been privatised, resold a number of times, and is currently owned by Investec and Nedbank Capital.[2] Kelvin consist of two independent stations. The A station (shut down in 2012) has six 30MW generators and 11 chain grate boilers. The newer B station has seven 60MW generators and seven PF type boilers.

  1. ^ a b Swart, Werner (2009-09-01). "Old power station brings new hope". The Sunday Times (South Africa). Retrieved 7 January 2010.[dead link]
  2. ^ Van Rensburg, Dewalt (2014-12-07). "Grandiose plan of power privatisation keeps failing". City Press. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2021-03-09.