Esko
m p
ower
sta
tions
Leph
alal
e
Thab
azim
bi
Ken
hard
t
Spri
ngbo
k
New
cast
le
Rich
ards
Bay
Dur
ban
Port
She
psto
ne
East
Lon
don
Port
Eliz
abet
h
Mos
sel B
ay
Lady
smith
Berg
ville
Bloe
mfo
ntei
n
Beau
fort
Wes
t
Geo
rge
Gra
bouw
Bela
Bel
a
Piet
erm
aritz
burg
Mth
atha
Wel
kom
De
Aar
Mus
ina
Polo
kwan
eTzan
een Ph
alab
orw
a
LIM
POPO
MPU
MA
LAN
GA
GA
UTE
NG
SWA
ZI
LAN
D
LESO
THO
BOTS
WA
NA
ZIM
BABW
E
MO
ZA
MBI
QU
E
NA
MIB
IA
NO
RTH
WES
T
FREE
STA
TE
KW
AZ
ULU
-N
ATA
L
NO
RTH
ERN
CA
PE
WES
TERN
CA
PE
EAST
ERN
CA
PE
Base
load
sta
tions
1 A
rnot
2
352
MW
2 D
uvha
3
600
MW
3 H
endr
ina 2
000
MW
4 K
enda
l 4
116
MW
6 K
riel
3
000
MW
7 Le
thab
o 3
708
MW
8 M
ajub
a 4
110
MW
9 M
atim
ba 3
990
MW
10 M
atla
3
600
MW
11 T
utuk
a 3
654
MW
5 K
oebe
rg 1
940
MW
Retu
rn-t
o-se
rvic
e st
atio
ns12
Cam
den
1 51
0 M
W13
Gro
otvl
ei 1
200
MW
14 K
omat
i 9
40 M
W
The
retu
rn-t
o-se
rvic
e ( R
TS)
stat
ions
wer
e m
othb
alle
d in
199
0 an
d ar
e in
the
pro
cess
of b
eing
rec
omm
isio
ned
due
to t
he g
row
ing
dem
and
for
elec
tric
ity.
The
ret
urn-
to-s
ervi
ce p
roje
ct fo
r C
amde
n po
wer
sta
tion
en
ded
on 3
1 M
arch
201
0 w
ith t
he e
ntir
e st
atio
n fu
lly c
omm
erci
al.
The
peak
ing
stat
ions
can
gen
erat
e el
ectr
icity
with
in a
few
min
utes
of
star
t-up
, m
akin
g th
em i
deal
ly s
uite
d to
sup
ply
pow
er d
urin
g pe
ak
peri
ods.
The
y al
so a
ssis
t in
regu
latin
g th
e sy
stem
vol
tage
and
freq
uenc
y to
ens
ure
stab
ility
of t
he n
atio
nal t
rans
mis
sion
net
wor
k.
Peak
dem
and
stat
ions
15 G
arie
p 3
60 M
W16
Van
derk
loof
2
40 M
W
Hyd
ro-e
lect
ric
17 D
rake
nsbe
rg 1
000
MW
18 P
alm
iet
400
MW
Pum
ped
stor
age
sche
me
Rich
ards
Bay
Dur
ban
Port
She
psto
ne
Port
Eliz
abet
h
19 A
caci
a 1
71 M
W20
Por
t Re
x 1
71 M
W21
Ank
erlig
1
338
MW
22 G
ouri
kwa
746
MW
Gas
tur
bine
Cap
e To
wn
Sald
anha
Kle
inse
e
Ora
njem
und
Lege
nd
Coa
l-fir
ed (
Ope
ratin
g)
Coa
l-fir
ed (
RTS)
Coa
l-fir
ed (
New
bui
ld)
Nuc
lear
Hyd
ro-e
lect
ric
Pum
ped
stor
age
sche
me
Gas
tur
bine
Nat
iona
l gri
d
Win
d Fa
cilit
y
Con
cent
ratin
g So
lar
Pow
er (
CSP
)
Hyd
ro-e
lect
ric
(Dis
trib
utio
n)
Rene
wab
le e
nerg
y
23 K
liphe
uwel
Win
d Fa
cilit
y
3
MW
Win
d Fa
cilit
y
New
bui
ld 24 M
edup
i 4
788
MW
26 K
usile
4
800
MW
Coal
Coal
Coal
Nuc
lear
Dis
trib
utio
n29
Fir
st F
alls
6
MW
30 S
econ
d Fa
lls
11
MW
31 C
olle
y W
obbl
es
42
MW
32 N
cora
2
MW
Thes
e hy
dro-
elec
tric
pow
er s
tatio
ns f
all
with
in t
he D
istr
ibut
ion
Div
isio
n in
the
East
ern
Cap
e op
erat
ing
unit
and
are
used
to s
tabi
lise
the
dist
ribu
tion
netw
ork
in t
hat
area
.
Vred
enda
l
Pret
oria
Joha
nnes
burg
Nel
spru
it
Upi
ngto
n
9
10
13
14
12
116
8
4
7
23
1
21
22
20
19
5
25 In
gula
1
332
MW
Pum
ped
stor
age
sche
me
15
17
25
16
18
23
27 S
ere
Win
d Fa
cilit
y
10
0 M
WW
ind
Faci
lity
Hyd
ro-e
lect
ric
28 C
once
ntra
ting
Sola
r Po
wer
( CSP
) 1
00 M
WSo
lar
28
27
29
30
3132
Witb
ank
Erm
elo
Stan
dert
on
Vere
enigi
ng
Volk
srus
t
26
Cap
e A
gulh
as
Issu
ed b
y: G
ener
atio
n C
omm
unic
atio
n D
epar
tmen
t F
ebru
ary
2013
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