Arnot Power Station
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Arnot power station is a 2,352-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
The map below shows the location of the plant, near Rietkuil, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.
Background on Plant
The Arnot Power Station is a coal-fired station owned by the South African publicly-owned electricity utility Eskom, located at Middelburg, Mpumalanga. Construction of Arnot started in 1968, and was commissioned from 1971 to 1975.[1]
The power station comprised six units of 350 MW each. In 2008 Eskom said it planned to commission 60 megawatts upgrades in 2008, a further 60 megawatts in 2009 and a further 30 megawatts in 2010.[2]
In 2015 Eskom gave the unit ratings as follows: 1 x 370 MW; 1 x 390 MW; 2 x 396 MW; 2 x 400 MW for a total of 2,352 MW installed capacity and 2,232 MW nominal capacity.[3]
In April 2016 the Eskom Board said it approved the commencement of a pre-feasibility study for renewal options for four of our oldest power stations - Komati, Camden, Hendrina and Arnot. The pre-feasibility study would take 18 months to complete, and would include looking at options such as plant life extension.[4]
In April 2020, Eskom listed the planned retirement dates for the plant's six units between 2021 and 2029.[5]
Plant Details
- Sponsor: Eskom
- Parent company: Eskom
- Location: Rietkuil, Nkangala District, Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Coordinates: -25.9438068, 29.7920396 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross capacity: 2,352 MW (Units 1-6: 370 - 400 MW each)
- Type: Subcritical
- In service: 1971-75
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Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "Heritage - Arnot Power Station". Eskom. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ South African government, "National Response to South Africa's Electricity Shortage", January 2008.
- ↑ "Fact sheet with additional information" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ "Eskom Board approves Fleet Renewal Strategy based on economic viability," Eskom, 2016/04/24
- ↑ "Response of Eskom to CER, Reference number: PAIA 0087 MAN , CER website, April 28, 2020