South Africa

Colley Wobbles Power Station — 42 MW Coal

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Colley Wobbles Power Station is a 42 MW coal power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
42 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Eskom

Operator

Location
-32.01, 28.58

Coordinates

Insights

#142
largest in South Africa
#2,580
largest Coal worldwide
#14,931
largest worldwide
2015
18 yrs newer than avg
53
operated by Eskom
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Coal
Capacity
42 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Eskom
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-32.011, 28.578
Wikipedia
Link

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
165,932 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
6,637,277 t

over ~40 yrs

Intensity
820 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

36,072
cars per year
22,124
homes per year
7,542,360
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Colley Wobbles Power Station is a 42 MW coal-fired power plant in South Africa, operated by Eskom. It is part of the country’s energy mix.

Ranked #21 of 23 coal plants in South Africa, Colley Wobbles’ 42 MW represents 0.09% of the national coal capacity of 46,013 MW. The largest coal plant in South Africa is Medupi Power Station at 4,764 MW, making Colley Wobbles 113.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Colleywobbles (Hydro, 42 MW) and First Falls (Hydro, 6 MW). The facility is situated in the Eastern Cape, approximately 50 km from the city of Mthatha.

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