List of power stations in South Africa

Coal fired

South Africa has rich coal deposits concentrated in the north-east of the country and as such the majority of South Africa's coal-fired plants are located in the Mpumalanga province. Around 77% of South Africa's energy needs are directly derived from coal^[9] and 81% of all coal consumed domestically goes towards electricity production.^[10] Historically this has given South Africa access to cheap electricity, but it is also one of the leading reasons that the country is in the top 20 list of carbon dioxide emitting countries.^[11][12][13]

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  Arnot Power Station
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  Lethabo Power Station
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  Matimba Power Station
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  Kelvin Power Station
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  Medupi Power Station
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  Kusile Power Station

Gas turbine

Hydroelectric

Gariep Dam

For a more complete list of hydro power stations from large to pico size, see the African hydropower database.

Nuclear

Koeberg

The two reactors at Koeberg are (as of 2017) the only commercial nuclear power plants on the African continent^[71] and accounts for around 5% of South Africa's electricity production.^[6] Low and intermediate waste is disposed of at Vaalputs Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility in the Northern Cape.

Wind power

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  Klipheuwel Wind Farm, Western Cape
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  Turbines at the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm next to the N2
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  Van Stadens Wind Farm, Eastern Cape, South Africa, seen from Aston Bay
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  Portion of the Cookhouse Wind Farms (Eastern Cape) as seen from the N10
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  Gouda Wind Farm just outside the town of Gouda, Western Cape

Eskom constructed one small scale prototype wind farm at Klipheuwel in the Western Cape and another demonstrator site is near Darling with phase 1 completed.

The South African Department of Energy allocated 634 MW of wind capacity in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – bid window 1.^[73][74][75]

In bid window 2, 562.5 MW capacity was allocated.^[76][77]

In bid window 3, 787 MW were allocated^[78]

In bid window 4, 676 MW was awarded.^[79][80]

In bid window 4 (additional), 687 MW was added.^[81]

Concentrated solar power

Bird's eye view of Khi Solar One (Picture October 2016)

Concentrated solar power uses molten salt energy storage in a tower or trough configurations.

The South African Department of Energy allocated 150 MW of concentrated solar power (CSP) capacity in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – bid window 1.^[73][74][75]

In the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme: window 2, a capacity of 50 MW was allocated^[76][77]

In the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme: window 3, a capacity of 200 MW was allocated.^[178]

In an additional bid allocation, bid window 3.5, a further 200 MW was allocated.

Solar PV power

The South African Department of Energy allocated 631.53 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme – bid window 1.^[73][74][75]

In the Renewable Energy IPP Procurement Programme bid window 2, a capacity of 417.1 MW was allocated.^{[76][77][204]}

In bid window 3, 435 MW was awarded.^[205]

In bid window 4, 415 MW was awarded.^[206]

In bid window 4(+), 398 MW was added.^[207]

Landfill gas power

Biomass power