Arnot Power Station
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 Location of Arnot Power Station in South Africa
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| Location | Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Commission date | 1975 |
| Owner(s) | Eskom |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
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| Units operational | 6 |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,100 Megawatt |
Arnot Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Coal from the Arnot coal mine directly feeds the station.
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History
Construction of Arnot started in 1968, this generation unit went on line in 1971 and the station was fully operational by 1975.[1] Between 1992 and 1997 three of its units were mothballed due to Eskom's surplus generating capacity, but they were brought back online in January 1997, November 1997 and December 1998 respectively.
Power generation
Power generation is by six 350 MW units with at total installed capacity of 2,100 MW.[2] Turbine Maximum Continuous Rating is 35.60% [2]
Power distribution
In addition to feeding the South African grid, Arnot, along with Camden Power Station, also feeds the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique via 400 kV transmission lines.[2] Mozal consumes around 950 MW.[3]
Safety
Arnot has twice been awarded NOSCAR status by the National Occupational Safety Association.
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arnot Power Station. |
- Arnot Power Station on the Eskom-Website
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