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 plant Province Date
commissioned 		Installed capacity
(Megawatt) 		Status Coordinates Notes
Athlone Power Station Western Cape 1961 180 Decommissioned (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 Station Free State 102 Not Operating 29°07′27″S 26°13′30″E / 29.12409°S 26.22487°E / -29.12409; 26.22487 (Bloemfontein Power Station)
Colenso Power Station KwaZulu-Natal 1926 160 Decommissioned (1984) 28°43′51″S 29°49′36″E / 28.730937°S 29.826679°E / -28.730937; 29.826679 (Colenso Power Station)
Driehoek Power Station Gauteng 1898 2 (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 Station KwaZulu-Natal 1963 500 Decommissioned (1990) 27°50′45″S 29°59′11″E / 27.845788°S 29.9863173°E / -27.845788; 29.9863173 (Ingagane Power Station)
Kroonstad Power Station Free State 30 Decommissioned 27°40′04″S 27°12′07″E / 27.66782°S 27.20199°E / -27.66782; 27.20199 (Kroonstad Power Station)
Mount Road Power Station Eastern Cape 1906 Decommissioned (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 Station Gauteng 1942 300 Decommissioned (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 Station Eastern Cape 1954 Decommissioned 33°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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