Majuba Power Station

Majuba Power Station
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Location of Majuba Power Station in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
LocationMpumalanga
Coordinates27°6′2″S 29°46′17″E / 27.10056°S 29.77139°E / -27.10056; 29.77139
StatusOperational
Construction began1983
Commission date1996
Owner(s)
Operator(s)Eskom
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Secondary fuelSyngas
Power generation
Units operational3 X 665 MW
3 X 716 MW
Nameplate capacity4,110 MW

Majuba Power Station between Volksrust and Amersfoort in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Majuba is Eskom's only power station that is not linked to a specific mine and it receives its coal from various sources. This was due to an error in geotechnical engineering core drilling which did not identify that the proposed local coal mine was under solid bedrock.