Rooiwal power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-SouthAfricaCoal}}Rooiwal power station is a 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Gauteng, South Africa.
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Location
The map below shows the location of the plant, near Pretoria, Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng.
Background on Plant
Rooiwal power station is a five-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 300 MW. The plant was completed between 1962 and 1970, and is owned by Tshwane Electricity Division.[1]
In April 2015 the City of Tshwane said it was seeking proposals to renovate two coal-fired power plants to their original design capacity: Pretoria West power station and Rooiwal power station. Both are operating considerably below their capacity partly because they have been designed to use anthracite, a grade of coal that is more profitable to export.[2]
Plant Details
- Sponsor: Tshwane Electricity Division
- Parent company: Tshwane Electricity Division
- Location: Pretoria, Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
- Coordinates: -25.5550101, 28.2375732 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Gross capacity: 300 MW (Units 1-5: 60 MW)
- Type: Subcritical
- In service: 1962-70
- Coal type: Anthracite
- Coal source:
- Source of financing:
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References
- ↑ Rooiwal Coal Power Station South Africa, Global Energy Observatory, accessed Sept. 2015.
- ↑ "Tshwane Seeks Proposals to Renovate Coal-Fired Power Plants," Bloomberg, Apr 28, 2015
