List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

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The following is a list of electricity generating facilities within South Africa that are not operating. have been decommissioned or were notable power stations in the past.

Power plant Province Date
commissioned		 Installed capacity
(Megawatt)		 Status Coordinates Notes
Athlone Power Station Western Cape 1961 180 Decommissioned (2003) 33°56′54″S 18°30′45″E / 33.94831°S 18.51262°E / -33.94831; 18.51262 (Athlone Power Station) [1]
Bloemfontein Power Station Free State 102 Not Operating 29°07′27″S 26°13′30″E / 29.12409°S 26.22487°E / -29.12409; 26.22487 (Bloemfontein Power Station)
Colenso Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1926 160 Decommissioned (1984) 28°43′51″S 29°49′36″E / 28.730937°S 29.826679°E / -28.730937; 29.826679 (Colenso Power Station)
Dock Road Power Station Western Cape 1905 Decommissioned (1962?) 33°55′02″S 18°25′26″E / 33.91710°S 18.42386°E / -33.91710; 18.42386 (Dock Road Power Station) [2]
Driehoek Power Station Gauteng 1898 2 (June 1906) Decommissioned (1911) 26°13′00″S 28°09′25″E / 26.21653°S 28.15687°E / -26.21653; 28.15687 (Driehoek Power Station) [3]
Ingagane Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1963 500 Decommissioned (1990) 27°50′45″S 29°59′11″E / 27.845788°S 29.9863173°E / -27.845788; 29.9863173 (Ingagane Power Station)
Jeppe Street Power Station Gauteng 1927 Decommissioned (1961) 26°12′11″S 28°02′04″E / 26.203063°S 28.034312°E / -26.203063; 28.034312 (Jeppe Street Power Station) [4]
Komati Power Station Mpumalanga 1961 1000 Decommissioned (2022) 26°05′24″S

29°28′19″E

Kroonstad Power Station Free State 30 Decommissioned 27°40′04″S 27°12′07″E / 27.66782°S 27.20199°E / -27.66782; 27.20199 (Kroonstad Power Station)
Mount Road Power Station Eastern Cape 1906 Decommissioned (1986) 33°56′48″S 25°36′13″E / 33.946531°S 25.603595°E / -33.946531; 25.603595 (Mount Road Power Station) [5][6][7][8]
Orlando Power Station Gauteng 1942 300 Decommissioned (1998) 26°15′14″S 27°55′30″E / 26.2540°S 27.9250°E / -26.2540; 27.9250 (Orlando Power Station) [9][10][11]
President Street Power Station, Johannesburg Gauteng 1906 10 Decommissioned (1907) [12]
Swartkops Power Station Eastern Cape 1954 Decommissioned 33°52′16″S 25°35′51″E / 33.87101°S 25.59762°E / -33.87101; 25.59762 (Swartkops Power Station)
Umgeni Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1954 240 Decommissioned (1989) 29°48′28″S 30°52′51″E / 29.80777778°S 30.88083333°E / -29.80777778; 30.88083333 (Umgeni Power Station) [13]
West Bank Power Station Eastern Cape 1905 Decommissioned (1989) [14]
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  6. ^ "Eskom Heritage Swartkops". Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
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  9. ^ Krige, Sue. "Orlando Power Station – a legacy of POWER". Orlando Towers. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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  14. ^ "West Bank Power Station". www.eskom.co.za. 3 December 2021.