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Sol Plaatje Power Station — 3 MW Hydroelectric

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Sol Plaatje Power Station is a 3 MW hydro power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
3 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2018

Year online

Owner
Eskom

Operator

Location
-28.22, 28.36

Coordinates

Insights

#199
largest in %s
#7,023
largest %s worldwide
#32,056
largest worldwide
2018
%d yrs newer than avg
53
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
3 MW
Commissioned
2018
Status
Operational
Owner
Eskom
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-28.216, 28.363
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Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
252 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
20,183 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

55
cars / year
34
homes / year
11,468
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Majuba power station

South Africa · Coal

4,110MW · 1999

Lethabo Power Station

South Africa · Coal

3,708MW · 1980

Tutuka power station

South Africa · Coal

3,654MW · 1987

Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme

South Africa · Hydroelectric

1,332MW · 2016

Grootvlei power station

South Africa · Coal

1,190MW · 1972

Drakensberg

South Africa · Hydroelectric

1,000MW · 1981

About this plant

Sol Plaatje Power Station is a 3 MW hydro power plant in South Africa. It ranks among the 24 hydro plants in the country.

Ranked #21 of 24 hydro plants in South Africa, Sol Plaatje’s 3 MW represents 0.05% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 6,384 MW. The largest hydro plant in South Africa is Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme at 1,332 MW, making Sol Plaatje 444 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Bethlehem Hydro (7 MW, Hydro), Stortemelk Hydro power plant (4.5 MW, Hydro), and Merino Power Station (4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Free State, approximately 30 km from Bethlehem.

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