South Africa

Graaff Electric Lighting Works — 0 MW Hydroelectric

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Graaff Electric Lighting Works is a 0 MW hydro power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
0 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1895

Year online

Owner
City of Cape Town

Operator

Location
-33.94, 18.41

Coordinates

Insights

#208
largest in South Africa
#8,260
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#38,558
largest worldwide
1895
89 yrs older than avg
3
operated by City of Cape…
20
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
0 MW
Commissioned
1895
Status
Operational
Owner
City of Cape Town
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-33.939, 18.410
Wikipedia
Link

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
25 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2,018 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

5
cars per year
3
homes per year
1,147
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Graaff Electric Lighting Works is a 0.3 MW hydro power plant in South Africa, operated by the City of Cape Town since 1895.

Ranked #23 of 24 hydro plants in South Africa. Its 0.3 MW represents a small portion of South Africa’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 Graaff Electric Lighting Works 4,440 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (1,940 MW, Nuclear), Koeberg (1,800 MW, Nuclear), and Ankerlig Power Station (1,338 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Western Cape province, approximately 30 km north of Cape Town.

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