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[1]
Bloemfontein Power StationFree State102Not Operating29°07′27″S 26°13′30″E
Colenso Power StationKwaZulu-Natal1926160Decommissioned (1984)28°43′51″S 29°49′36″E
Driehoek Power StationGauteng18982 (June 1906)Decommissioned (1911)26°13′00″S 28°09′25″E[2]
Ingagane Power StationKwaZulu-Natal1963500Decommissioned (1990)27°50′45″S 29°59′11″E
Kroonstad Power StationFree State30Decommissioned27°40′04″S 27°12′07″E
Mount Road Power StationEastern Cape1906Decommissioned (1986)33°56′48″S 25°36′13″E[3][4][5][6]
Orlando Power StationGauteng1942300Decommissioned (1998)26°15′14″S 27°55′30″E[7][8][9]
President Street Power Station, JohannesburgGauteng190610Decommissioned (1907)[10]
Swartkops Power StationEastern Cape1954Decommissioned33°52′16″S 25°35′51″E
Umgeni Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1954 240 Decommissioned (1989) 29°48′28″S 30°52′51″E [11]

See also

List of power stations in South Africa

References
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