Avon power station

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Avon power station in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is fueled by gas and diesel.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Avon power station

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 announced[2] gas, diesel[2][3][4] 670 MW combined cycle[2] not found 2016 (planned)[2]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Avon power station

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 ENGIE[2] Avon Peaking Power (RF) Pty Ltd[100.0%][2][5] Engie SA[38.0%]; Legend Power Solutions[27.0%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd[25.0%]; The Peaker Trust[10.0%][6][5][3][7]


Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Avon power station

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Avon power station Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -29.4189, 31.1577 (exact)[8]

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Background

The plant started operation in July 2016 after a 30-month construction period.[9] It was built with the intention to be converted to natural gas and Combined Cycle technology.[4][10]Together with Dedisa Power Station, with a combined capacity of 1005 MW,  they are South Africa’s only privately-owned gas plants.  It supplies power to Eskom under a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA).”[4]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Release, Press. "Avon Peaking Power, South Africa's Largest IPP, Reaches Commercial Operation Adding 670 MW to the National Grid". POWER Magazine. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "uas.engie.com/content/uploads/sites/8/2016/07/297x195_ENGIE_Brochure_SouthAfrica_2015.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Avon and Dedisa Peaking Power Investment - Hulisani Investment Opportunity - SA". September 1, 2019. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Dedisa Peaking Power in Port Elizabeth starts commercial operation - The plant adds 335 MW power to the national transmission system, in the Eastern Cape Province". Electric Energy Online. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  6. "www.peakers.com/legend.html". Archived from the original on September 7, 2021.
  7. "www.peakers.com/peaker.html". Archived from the original on February 16, 2020.
  8. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Avon+Peaking+Power+Station/@-29.4182929,31.158811,487m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x1ef73c30994cbf85:0x86ffd0351361ccd1!8m2!3d-29.4187081!4d31.1575052. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "peakers.com/avon.html". Archived from the original on September 7, 2021.
  10. https://www.powermag.com/press-releases/avon-peaking-power-south-africas-largest-ipp-reaches-commercial-operation-adding-670-mw-to-the-national-grid/