Duvha Power Station

Duvha Power Station
Duvha seen from the outskirts of Witbank
Map
Location of Duvha Power Station in South Africa
Country
  • South Africa
Location
Coordinates25°57′50″S 29°20′14″E / 25.96389°S 29.33722°E / -25.96389; 29.33722
StatusOperational
Commission date1980[1]
Construction cost
  • 1,600 million R (1984)
OwnerEskom
Employees
  • 900 (2013)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Power generation
Units operational6
Units planned6 × 600 MW
Nameplate capacity3600 Megawatt[2]
External links
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Duvha Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. The 300 metres (980 ft) tall chimneys at Duvha are the second and third tallest structures in Africa, only a chimney located at the Secunda CTL plant is taller.

  1. ^ Rod Hansen; Robbie van Rensburg (June 2006). "Cost comparisons between electrostatic precipitators and pulse jet fabric filters and inherent challenges of both technologies at ESKOM's 6 X 600 MW units at Duvha Power Station" (PDF). International Society for Electrostatic Precipitation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Duvha Power Station". Eskom. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.