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Rooiwal Power Station is a 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant near
"Tshwane Seeks Proposals to Renovate Coal-Fired Power Plants,"
Bloomberg, 28 April 2015
Rooiwal Power Station is a 300-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant near Pretoria
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in Gauteng, South Africa.
Location
A Google map at shows the location of the plant north of Pretoria, in the Mont Lorraine area of Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng.Background
Rooiwal Power Station is a five-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 300 MW. The plant was completed between 1962 and 1970, and is owned by Tshwane Electricity Division. In April 2015 the City of Tshwane said it was seeking proposals to renovate two coal-fired power plants to their original design capacity: Pretoria West Power Station and Rooiwal Power Station. Both are operating considerably below their capacity partly because they have been designed to use anthracite, a grade of coal that is more profitable to export.Bloomberg, 28 April 2015
Plant Details
*Sponsor: Tshwane Electricity Division *Parent company: Tshwane Electricity Division *Location: Pretoria, Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa *Coordinates: -25.5550101, 28.2375732 (exact) *Status: Operating *Gross capacity: 300 MW (Units 1-5: 60 MW) *Type:Subcritical
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*In service: 1962-70
*Coal type: Anthracite
*Coal source: coal
*Source of financing:
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