Kelvin Power Station | |
Location Map Caption: | Location of Kelvin Power Station in South Africa |
Country: | South Africa |
Location: | Gauteng |
Coordinates: | -26.1161°N 28.1939°W |
Status: | Operational, but not at full output[1] |
Th Fuel Primary: | Coal |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 420 Megawatt |
Kelvin Power Station is a coal-fired power station, located in Gauteng near OR Tambo International Airport.
Kelvin is one of only a few power stations in South Africa not owned by Eskom. Until 2001 the power station was the property of the City of Johannesburg, but it has since been privatised, resold a number of times, and is currently owned by Investec and Nedbank Capital.[2] Kelvin consist of two independent stations. The A station (shut down in 2012) has six 30MW generators and 11 chain grate boilers. The newer B station has seven 60MW generators and seven PF type boilers.