First Falls is a 6 MW hydro power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Commissioned
- —
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Eskom
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -31.600, 28.818
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
First Falls is a 6 MW hydro power plant in South Africa, operated by Eskom.
Ranked #18 of 24 hydro plants in South Africa, First Falls’ 6 MW represents 0.09% 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 First Falls 222 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Colley Wobbles Power Station (42 MW, Coal) and Colleywobbles (42 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the KwaZulu-Natal province, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Durban.
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