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English Sol Plaatje Power Station is a 3 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
- 3 MW
- Commissioned
- 2018
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Eskom
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -28.216, 28.363
- Wikipedia
- Link
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
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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