Colenso Power Station
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Colenso Power Station was a South African coal-fired power station, located in Colenso, KwaZulu-Natal (Uthukela District Municipality) on the banks of the Tugela River. It was built in the 1920s by the South African Railways to supply electricity for the railways,[1] and was subsequently sold to the Electricity Supply Commission (Eskom).
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Colenso Power Station | |
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Country | South Africa |
Coordinates | 28°43′51″S 29°49′36″E |
Status | Decommissioned |
Commission date | 1926 |
Decommission date | 1984 |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 5 |
Nameplate capacity | 160 Megawatt |
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Photo of the power station as seen from across the Tugela river at Eskom Heritage | |
Photo of the Colenso turbines and boilers at Eskom heritage |
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