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Plant 1: Lethabo Power Station
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Technical details:
- Six 618 MW units
- Installed capacity: 3,708 MW
- 2001 capacity: 3,558 MW
- Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 37.80%
- Ramp rate: 33.33% per hour
- Average availability over last 3 years: 93.05%
- Average production over last 3 years: 21,572 GWh
Employees: Approximately 1,100
History: Construction of Lethabo started in 1980 and by December 1990, the station was fully operational. The station has been built on 11 000 concrete piles which were sunk 25 metres deep. The reason being to alleviate the heaving clay problem after some 190 000 bluegum trees were removed during site clearing. At the time, it was the largest piling contract ever awarded to a South African contractor. The station is 16 years old this year.
General: Lethabo burns coal with a calorific value of 15 - 16 MJ/kg and an ash content of 42%. It is the only power station in the world running on such low grade coal.
Contact details:
Switchboard Tel: (016) 457-5111
Communication Tel: (016) 457 5655
Power Station Manager Shireen Prince
Tel: (016) 457-5500
Fax: (016) 457-5860
NOSCAR status: Lethabo was awarded NOSCAR status by the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) for the 10th time in 2005. A first for Generation.
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Plant 1: Lethabo Power Station
- tWO 900MW units
- Installed capacity: 1,800 MW
- 2001 capacity: 3,558 MW
- Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 37.80%
- Ramp rate: 33.33% per hour
- Average availability over last 3 years: 93.05%
- Average annual production: 13,668 GWh
Employees: Approximately 1 100
History: Construction of the plant began in 1976, and Unit 1 was synchronised to the grid on 4 April 1984. Unit 2 followed on 25 July 1985.
General: Koeberg contains two uranium pressurised water reactors based on a design by Framatome of France. Koeberg supplies power to thenational grid so that over-capacity can be redistributed to the rest of the country on an as-needed basis. Koeberg is rated at 1,800 MW, its average annual production is 13,668 GWh and it has two large turbine generators (2 × 900 MW).
Contact details:
Switchboard Tel: (016) 457-5111
Communication Tel: (016) 457 5655
Power Station Manager Shireen Prince
Tel: (016) 457-5500
Fax: (016) 457-5860
NOSCAR status: Lethabo was awarded NOSCAR status by the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) for the 10th time in 2005. A first for Generation.
Plant 1: Lethabo Power Station
- tWO 900MW units
- Installed capacity: 1,800 MW
- 2001 capacity: 3,558 MW
- Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 37.80%
- Ramp rate: 33.33% per hour
- Average availability over last 3 years: 93.05%
- Average annual production: 13,668 GWh
Employees: Approximately 1 100
History: Construction of the plant began in 1976, and Unit 1 was synchronised to the grid on 4 April 1984. Unit 2 followed on 25 July 1985.
General: Koeberg contains two uranium pressurised water reactors based on a design by Framatome of France. Koeberg supplies power to thenational grid so that over-capacity can be redistributed to the rest of the country on an as-needed basis. Koeberg is rated at 1,800 MW, its average annual production is 13,668 GWh and it has two large turbine generators (2 × 900 MW).
Contact details:
Switchboard Tel: (016) 457-5111
Communication Tel: (016) 457 5655
Power Station Manager Shireen Prince
Tel: (016) 457-5500
Fax: (016) 457-5860
NOSCAR status: Lethabo was awarded NOSCAR status by the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) for the 10th time in 2005. A first for Generation.
Plant 1: Lethabo Power Station
- tWO 900MW units
- Installed capacity: 1,800 MW
- 2001 capacity: 3,558 MW
- Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 37.80%
- Ramp rate: 33.33% per hour
- Average availability over last 3 years: 93.05%
- Average annual production: 13,668 GWh
Employees: Approximately 1 100
History: Construction of the plant began in 1976, and Unit 1 was synchronised to the grid on 4 April 1984. Unit 2 followed on 25 July 1985.
General: Koeberg contains two uranium pressurised water reactors based on a design by Framatome of France. Koeberg supplies power to thenational grid so that over-capacity can be redistributed to the rest of the country on an as-needed basis. Koeberg is rated at 1,800 MW, its average annual production is 13,668 GWh and it has two large turbine generators (2 × 900 MW).
Contact details:
Switchboard Tel: (016) 457-5111
Communication Tel: (016) 457 5655
Power Station Manager Shireen Prince
Tel: (016) 457-5500
Fax: (016) 457-5860
NOSCAR status: Lethabo was awarded NOSCAR status by the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) for the 10th time in 2005. A first for Generation.
Plant 1: Lethabo Power Station
- tWO 900MW units
- Installed capacity: 1,800 MW
- 2001 capacity: 3,558 MW
- Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 37.80%
- Ramp rate: 33.33% per hour
- Average availability over last 3 years: 93.05%
- Average annual production: 13,668 GWh
Employees: Approximately 1 100
History: Construction of the plant began in 1976, and Unit 1 was synchronised to the grid on 4 April 1984. Unit 2 followed on 25 July 1985.
General: Koeberg contains two uranium pressurised water reactors based on a design by Framatome of France. Koeberg supplies power to thenational grid so that over-capacity can be redistributed to the rest of the country on an as-needed basis. Koeberg is rated at 1,800 MW, its average annual production is 13,668 GWh and it has two large turbine generators (2 × 900 MW).
Contact details:
Switchboard Tel: (016) 457-5111
Communication Tel: (016) 457 5655
Power Station Manager Shireen Prince
Tel: (016) 457-5500
Fax: (016) 457-5860
NOSCAR status: Lethabo was awarded NOSCAR status by the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) for the 10th time in 2005. A first for Generation.
Plant 1: Lethabo Power Station
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