Secunda power station
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Secunda power station is an operating power station of at least 280-megawatts (MW) in Secunda, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Secunda power station | Secunda, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa | -26.560117, 29.168645 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC1: -26.560117, 29.168645
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Operating[2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[5] | 280[6][2] | combined cycle[2][4][7] | not found | 2011[2] | no |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Sasol Synfuels Pty Ltd [100%][2] | Sasol Ltd [100.0%] |
Ownership Tree
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Background
Secunda power station is a 10-unit coal-fired and 1-unit gas-fired power plant with a total capacity of 880 MW. The plant is owned by Sasol.[8] With annual emissions of 56.5 million tons of greenhouse gases, Secunda has been identified by South African and international groups as the world’s biggest single-site emitter.[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sasol+Synfuels+(Pty)+Ltd/@-26.6187641,29.044075,11z/data=!4m9!1m2!2m1!1ssecunda,+South+Africa+power+plant!3m5!1s0x0:0x80ce6e84ac14dba1!8m2!3d-26.5424049!4d29.163666!15sCiFzZWN1bmRhLCBTb3V0aCBBZnJpY2EgcG93ZXIgcGxhbnSSARpwZXRyb2xldW1fcHJvZHVjdHNfY29tcGFueQ.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210602192854/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/s/NYSE_SSL_2011.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/ge-vernova-modernises-sasols-secunda-power-plant-in-south-africa-2025-05-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://africanminingmarket.com/ge-vernova-modernises-sasol-secunda-power-plant-in-south-africa/22124/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221228041518/https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/secunda-to-produce-800-mw-of-own-power-sell-200-mw-to-eskom-2010-10-21. Archived from the original on 2022-12-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210602175626/https://www.power-eng.com/coal/ge-sasol-sign-service-agreement-for-power-project/. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210602171023/https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/print-version/sasol-gasfired-power-plant-south-africa-2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Secunda Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
- ↑ When the Toxic Giant Is Right Next Door, Bloomberg, Mar. 17, 2020.
Additional data
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