South Africa

First Falls — 6 MW Hydroelectric

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First Falls is a 6 MW hydro power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
6 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Eskom

Operator

Location
-31.60, 28.82

Coordinates

Insights

#190
largest in South Africa
#6,179
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#27,329
largest worldwide
53
operated by Eskom
2
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
6 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Eskom
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-31.600, 28.818

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
505 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
40,366 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

110
cars per year
67
homes per year
22,935
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

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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