Matimba Power Station close to
Ellisras,
Limpopo
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Province,
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, is a dry-cooled
coal-fired power plant
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operated by
Eskom
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.
Power generation
The station consists of six 665 MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,990 MW. Turbine
Maximum Continuous Rating
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is 35.60%. The power station was commissioned between 1988 and 1993. Matimba is the largest direct dry-cooled power station in the world.
The use of dry-cooling technology has considerably reduced water consumption at the plant relative to those using wet-cooling systems.
Matimba is fueled by the open cast
Grootegeluk coal mine on the
Waterberg Coalfield with about 14.6 million tons of coal a year
via a conveyor system.
The mine is also contracted to supply the new
Medupi Power Station.
See also
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Eskom
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