Majuba Power Station | |
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Country | South Africa |
Location | Mpumalanga |
Coordinates | 27°6′2″S 29°46′17″E / 27.10056°S 29.77139°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1983 |
Commission date | 1996 |
Operator | Eskom |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Secondary fuel | Syngas |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 X 665 MW 3 X 716 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 4,110 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.