| Orlando Power Stations | |
|---|---|
 Orlando Power Station and Cooling Towers | |
 Location of Orlando Power Station in South Africa | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Soweto |
| Coordinates | 26°15′14″S 27°55′30″E / 26.25389°S 27.92500°E |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1942 [1] |
| Decommission date | 1998[1] |
| Owner | City of Johannesburg |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal[2] |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 300 Megawatt[2] |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years.
- ^ a b Krige, Sue. "Orlando Power Station - a legacy of POWER". Orlando Towers. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ a b "The Johannesburg Electricity Department operates one of the largest municipally owned undertakings in the world" (PDF). Johannesburg City Council. 1956. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.