List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

The following is a list of electricity generating facilities within South Africa that are not operating. have been decommissioned or were notable power stations in the past.

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Power plant	Province	Date commissioned	Installed capacity (megawatts)	Status	Coordinates	Notes
Athlone Power Station	Western Cape	1961	180	Decommissioned (2003)	33°56′54″S 18°30′45″E	^[1]
Bloemfontein Power Station	Free State		102	Not operating	29°07′27″S 26°13′30″E
Colenso Power Station	KwaZulu-Natal	1926	160	Decommissioned (1984)	28°43′51″S 29°49′36″E
Dock Road Power Station	Western Cape	1905		Decommissioned (1962?)	33°55′02″S 18°25′26″E	^[2]
Driehoek Power Station	Gauteng	1898	2 (June 1906)	Decommissioned (1911)	26°13′00″S 28°09′25″E	^[3]
Ingagane Power Station	KwaZulu-Natal	1963	500	Decommissioned (1990)	27°50′45″S 29°59′11″E
Jeppe Street Power Station	Gauteng	1927		Decommissioned (1961)	26°12′11″S 28°02′04″E	^[4]
Komati Power Station	Mpumalanga	1961	1000	Decommissioned (2022)	26°05′24″S 29°28′19″E
Kroonstad Power Station	Free State		30	Decommissioned	27°40′04″S 27°12′07″E
Mount Road Power Station	Eastern Cape	1906		Decommissioned (1986)	33°56′48″S 25°36′13″E	^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Orlando Power Station	Gauteng	1942	300	Decommissioned (1998)	26°15′14″S 27°55′30″E	^[9]^[10]^[11]
President Street Power Station, Johannesburg	Gauteng	1906	10	Decommissioned (1907)		^[12]
Swartkops Power Station	Eastern Cape	1954		Decommissioned	33°52′16″S 25°35′51″E
Umgeni Power Station	KwaZulu-Natal	1954	240	Decommissioned (1989)	29°48′28″S 30°52′51″E	^[13]
West Bank Power Station	Eastern Cape	1905		Decommissioned (1989)		^[14]
Brakpan power plant	Gauteng	1908	6	Decommissioned (unknown date)	26°13′09″S 28°22′09″E	^[15]
Simmerpan power plant	Gauteng	1909/10	18	Decommissioned (unknown date)	26°13′34″S 28°09′21″E	^[15]
Roshervilledam power plant	Gauteng	1911	68	Decommissioned (unknown date)	26°13′31″S 28°06′36″E	^[15]
Vereeniging power plant	Gauteng	1912	44	Decommissioned (unknown date)	26°41′34″S 27°55′36″E	^[15]

List of decommissioned power stations in South Africa

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