Matimba Power Station

Matimba Power Station close to Ellisras, Limpopo Province, South Africa, is a dry-cooled coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom.^[2]

Matimba kobedi Power Station
Location of Matimba Babomba Power Station in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Location	Limpopo
Coordinates	23°40′6″S 27°36′38″E
Owner	Eskom
Operator	Eskom
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 [1]
Nameplate capacity	3,990 Megawatt[1]
External links
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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.^[1] The use of dry-cooling technology has considerably reduced water consumption at the plant relative to those using wet-cooling systems.^[2]

Matimba is fueled by the open-cast Grootegeluk coal mine on the Waterberg Coalfield^[3] with about 14.6 million tons of coal a year^[4] via a conveyor system.^[5] The mine is also contracted to supply the new Medupi Power Station.^[4]

See also

• South Africa portal
• Energy portal

• Eskom
• Fossil-fuel power plant
• List of power stations in South Africa