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Komati Power Station

Mpumalanga, South Africa

The 931st largest power station in the world

990 MW · Capacity

Komati Power Station, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Its 300-metre-tall (980 ft) chimney was built in 1979, and is one of the tallest structures in the country. Komati is one of power stations with a common steam range, meaning that its nine boilers jointly feed the nine generators. Other stations are Tutuka Power Station and Matimba Power Station.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More power stations in South Africa

  1. Medupi Power Station4.76 GW
  2. Kendal Power Station4.12 GW
  3. Majuba Power Station4.11 GW
  4. Matimba Power Station3.99 GW
  5. Lethabo Power Station3.71 GW

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  1. Bui Dam · Ghana1,440 GW
  2. Western Green Energy Hub · Australia50 GW
  3. Gujarat Hybrid Renewable Energy Park · India30 GW
  4. Three Gorges Dam · China22.5 GW
  5. Baihetan Dam · China16 GW
  6. Itaipu Dam · Paraguay14 GW
  7. Xiluodu Dam · China13.86 GW
  8. Belo Monte Dam · Brazil11 GW