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Kelvin Power Station

Gauteng, South Africa

The 1289th largest power station in the world

600 MW · Capacity

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. Kelvin consist of two independent stations. The A station (shut down in 2012) has six 30 MW generators and 11 chain grate boilers. The newer B station has seven 60 MW generators and seven PF type boilers.

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