Kendal Power Station

Kendal Power Station

Kendal Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is currently the largest coal-fired power station in the world. [ [http://www.eskom.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=170 Official Eskom Website - Kendal Power Station] ]

History

Constructed by Eskom, the largest producer of electricity in Africa, Construction of Kendal began in July 1982 with its last unit coming into operation in 1993. Kendal is currently the largest coal-fired power station in the world and holds several Eskom performance records.

General

Kendal has an indirect dry-cooling system, which means that it uses significantly less water in its cooling processes than the conventional wet cooled power stations.

Location

Approximately 40km southwest of Witbank in Mpumalanga.

Technical details

* 6 x 686 MW units
* Installed capacity: 4116 MW
* 2001 capacity: 3840 MW
* Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 35.30%
* Ramp rate: 16.67% per hour
* Average availability over last 3 years: 93.69%
* Average production over last 3 years: 24691 GWh

References

* [http://www.eskom.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=170 Kendal Power Station Details]

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