Kriel Power Station
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Kriel Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa that forms part of the country’s major electricity-generating infrastructure.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coal-fired power station ⓘ |
| commissioned |
1976
ⓘ
1979 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Eskom transmission substations ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| coolingSource | cooling towers ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity | 3000 megawatts ⓘ |
| emits |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
nitrogen oxides ⓘ sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| fuelSupply | nearby coal mines ⓘ |
| fuelType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| gridConnection | high-voltage transmission network ⓘ |
| gridOperator | Eskom Transmission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
air pollution
ⓘ
coal ash generation ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
South African energy security
ⓘ
regional air quality in Mpumalanga ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
ash disposal facilities
ⓘ
boiler units ⓘ coal handling facilities ⓘ cooling towers ⓘ generators ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 3000 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mpumalanga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nkangala District Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kriel, Mpumalanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Eskom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Eskom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eskom generation fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African electricity grid ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | coal ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region | Highveld region of Mpumalanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulator | National Energy Regulator of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| serves | national electricity demand of South Africa ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
South African energy policy
ⓘ
South African environmental regulations ⓘ |
| technology | pulverised coal combustion ⓘ |
| unitType | coal-fired generating unit ⓘ |
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