Matimba Power Station
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Matimba Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa and one of the key facilities in the country’s electricity generation network.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coal-fired power station ⓘ |
| commissioned | late 1980s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1980s ⓘ |
| coolingType | dry-cooling ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryGridCode | South African Grid Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs | power station staff ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
air pollution
ⓘ
greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| fuelSource | Grootegeluk Coal Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| gridConnection | South African national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridOperator | Eskom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoolingSystem | natural-draft dry-cooling towers ⓘ |
| hasImpact | major contributor to South Africa’s baseload power supply ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | high-voltage transmission lines ⓘ |
| hasOwnerType | state-owned utility ⓘ |
| hasTechnology | pulverized coal combustion ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 3990 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lephalale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Limpopo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterberg coalfield region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Grootegeluk Coal Mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medupi Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 6 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Eskom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorHeadquarters | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Eskom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South African electricity generation network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | coal ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| regionServed | national ⓘ |
| regulator | National Energy Regulator of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest direct dry-cooled power stations in the world ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| unitCapacity | 665 MW ⓘ |
| usesCooling | air-cooled condenser ⓘ |
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