Duvha power plant
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 57 '50 " S , 29 ° 20' 14" E | ||
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 South Africa
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| Type | Steam power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | coal | ||
| power | 3.6 GW | ||
| operator | Eskom | ||
| Project start | 1975 | ||
| Start of operations | 1980 to 1984 | ||
| Chimney height | 300 m | ||
The Duvha power plant is a coal-fired power plant operated by the state-owned South African energy provider Eskom with an installed capacity of 3.6 GW in the Mpumalanga province . The power plant consists of six blocks of 600 MW each. The chimneys are 300 m high. In the vicinity of the power plant there is an opencast mine for coal extraction.
In 1993, a flue gas cleaning system for dedusting was installed in the existing system at the Duvha power plant , initially in three of the six blocks, later expanded to all blocks. This led to a reduction in pollution in the area. In 2003, after regular maintenance, when the unit was restarted, there was an explosion and fire in the turbo generator , which was cooled with hydrogen gas ; the generator was destroyed by the oxyhydrogen explosion .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Duvha Power Station. Eskom, accessed January 13, 2015 .
- ^ Generator Accident in Africa. Retrieved January 13, 2015 .