List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

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 plantProvinceDate
commissioned		Installed capacity
(Megawatt)		StatusCoordinatesNotes
Athlone Power StationWestern Cape1961180Decommissioned (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 StationFree State102Not Operating29°07′27″S 26°13′30″E / 29.12409°S 26.22487°E / -29.12409; 26.22487 (Bloemfontein Power Station)
Colenso Power StationKwaZulu-Natal1926160Decommissioned (1984)28°43′51″S 29°49′36″E / 28.730937°S 29.826679°E / -28.730937; 29.826679 (Colenso Power Station)
Driehoek Power StationGauteng18982 (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)[2]
Ingagane Power StationKwaZulu-Natal1963500Decommissioned (1990)27°50′45″S 29°59′11″E / 27.845788°S 29.9863173°E / -27.845788; 29.9863173 (Ingagane Power Station)
Kroonstad Power StationFree State30Decommissioned27°40′04″S 27°12′07″E / 27.66782°S 27.20199°E / -27.66782; 27.20199 (Kroonstad Power Station)
Mount Road Power StationEastern Cape1906Decommissioned (1980s)33°56′48″S 25°36′13″E / 33.946531°S 25.603595°E / -33.946531; 25.603595 (Mount Road Power Station)[3][4][5]
Orlando Power StationGauteng1942300Decommissioned (1998)26°15′14″S 27°55′30″E / 26.2540°S 27.9250°E / -26.2540; 27.9250 (Orlando Power Station)[6][7][8]
Swartkops Power StationEastern Cape1954Decommissioned33°52′16″S 25°35′51″E / 33.87101°S 25.59762°E / -33.87101; 25.59762 (Swartkops Power Station)

See also

List of power stations in South Africa

References

  1. ↑ "Western Cape Branch Engineering Bulletin". The Institution of Certificated Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, South Africa. June 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Driehoek Power Station". Eskom.
  3. ↑ "Port Elizabeth Timeline 1799–1986".
  4. ↑ "Eskom Heritage Swartkops".
  5. ↑ "Port Elizabeth Times: Mount Road Power Station Port Elizabeth".
  6. ↑ Krige, Sue. "Orlando Power Station – a legacy of POWER". Orlando Towers. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  7. ↑ Fraser, Neil (21 April 2008). "Turbine Square is 'phenomenal'". City of Johannesburg. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "The Johannesburg Electricity Department operates one of the largest municipally owned undertakings in the world" (PDF). Johannesburg City Council. 1956. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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