Matimba Power Station
{{Short description|Dry-cooled coal-fired power plant}}
{{Infobox power station
|name = Matimba kobedi Power Station
|image = Matimbakragstasie, Ellisras, Limpopo.jpg
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|location_map_caption= Location of Matimba Babomba Power Station in South Africa
|country = South Africa
|location = Limpopo
| coordinates = {{coord|23|40|6|S|27|36|38|E|type:landmark_region:ZA-LP|display=inline,title}}
|owner = Eskom
|status =
|th_fuel_primary = Coal
|th_combined_cycle =
|ps_units_operational= 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.eskom.co.za/Whatweredoing/ElectricityGeneration/PowerStations/Pages/Matimba_Power_Station.aspx|title=Matimba Power Station|publisher=Eskom|accessdate=10 January 2010}}
|ps_electrical_capacity= 3,990 Megawatt
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Matimba Power Station close to Ellisras, Limpopo Province, South Africa, is a dry-cooled coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eskom.co.za/sites/heritage/Pages/Matimba-Power-Station.aspx|title = Eskom history}}
Power generation
The station consists of six 665 MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,990 MW. The turbine's Maximum Continuous Rating is 35.60%. The power station was commissioned between 1988 and 1993. Matimba is the largest direct dry-cooled power station in the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.eskom.co.za/Whatweredoing/ElectricityGeneration/PowerStations/Pages/Matimba_Power_Station.aspx|title=Matimba Power Station|publisher=Eskom|accessdate=10 January 2010}} The use of dry-cooling technology has considerably reduced water consumption at the plant relative to those using wet-cooling systems.
Matimba is fueled by the open-cast Grootegeluk coal mine on the Waterberg Coalfield{{cite web|url=http://ww2.itweb.co.za/office/nokusaei/0306200757.htm |title=EI, Grootgeluk Coal Mine move to electronic knowledge management |date=2003-06-20 |publisher=Aardvark Communication |accessdate=15 January 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} with about 14.6 million tons of coal a year{{cite web|url=http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=&fArticleId=3761314|title=Mine to double its coal sales to Eskom |date=2007-04-02|publisher=Business Report|accessdate=15 January 2010}} via a conveyor system.{{cite web|url=http://www.lephalale.com/?item=45&MenuID=36 |title=Mining and Industry |publisher=Lephalale Local Municipality |accessdate=15 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209021741/http://www.lephalale.com/?item=45&MenuID=36 |archivedate=9 December 2009 }} The mine is also contracted to supply the new Medupi Power Station.
See also
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.eskom.co.za/Whatweredoing/ElectricityGeneration/PowerStations/Pages/Matimba_Power_Station.aspx Matimba Power Station] on the Eskom-Website
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Category:Coal-fired power stations in South Africa