Matimba Power Station

Matimba Power Station close to Ellisras, Limpopo Province, South Africa, is a dry-cooled coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom[2].

Matimba Babomba Power Station
Location of Matimba Babomba Power Station in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Location	Limpopo
Coordinates	23°40′6″S 27°36′38″E
Owner(s)	Eskom
Operator(s)	Eskom
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 [1]
Nameplate capacity	3,990 Megawatt [1]
External links
Commons	Related media on Commons

Power generation

The station consists of six 665 MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,990 MW. Turbine Maximum Continuous Rating is 35.60%. The power station was commissioned between 1988 and 1993. Matimba is the largest direct dry-cooled power station in the world. [1] The use of dry-cooling technology has considerably reduced water consumption at the plant relative to those using wet-cooling systems. [3]

Matimba is fueled by the open cast Grootegeluk coal mine on the Waterberg Coalfield [4] with about 14.6 million tons of coal a year[5] via a conveyor system.[6] The mine is also contracted to supply the new Medupi Power Station.[5]

See also

• Eskom
• Fossil-fuel power plant
• List of power stations in South Africa

References

1. "Matimba Power Station". Eskom. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
2. http://www.eskom.co.za/sites/heritage/Pages/Matimba-Power-Station.aspx
3. http://www.eskom.co.za/sites/heritage/Pages/Matimba-Power-Station.aspx
4. "EI, Grootgeluk Coal Mine move to electronic knowledge management". Aardvark Communication. 2003-06-20. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
5. "Mine to double its coal sales to Eskom". Business Report. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
6. "Mining and Industry". Lephalale Local Municipality. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

External links

• Matimba Power Station on the Eskom-Website