Camden Power Station

Camden Power Station
Country	South Africa
Location	Mpumalanga, South Africa
Coordinates	26°37′13″S 30°5′38″E / 26.62028°S 30.09389°E / -26.62028; 30.09389Coordinates: 26°37′13″S 30°5′38″E / 26.62028°S 30.09389°E / -26.62028; 30.09389
Status	Operational
Commission date	1967
Owner(s)	Eskom
Operator(s)	Eskom
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Turbine technology	Steam turbine
Power generation
Units operational	8 3 x 200 MW 1 x 196 MW 2 x 195 MW 1 x 190 MW 1 x 185 MW
Units planned	8 × 200 MW
Nameplate capacity	1561 Megawatt
External links
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Camden Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom.

History[]

Camden was commissioned in 1967. Between 1990 and 2006 the station was mothballed, but South Africa's energy crisis in the early 21st century prompted Eskom to recommission the station, starting with unit 6 in July 2005 and completing with unit 1 in July 2008.

Power generation[]

Power is generated by eight 200 MW units with a total installed capacity on 1,600 MW.^[1] Coal energy to electrical energy conversion efficiency is 33.40%^[2]

In the Integrated results for 2015, nominal capacity is listed as 1,481 MW with gross capacity of 1,561 MW (3 x 200 MW; 1 x 196 MW; 2 x 195 MW; 1 x 190 MW; 1 x 185 MW).^[3]

The four chimneys of Camden Power Station are 152.4 metres (500 ft) tall.

Power distribution[]

In addition to feeding the South African grid, Camden, along with Arnot Power Station, also feeds the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique via 400 kV transmission lines.^[2] Mozal consumes around 950 MW.^[4]

See also[]

• Eskom
• Fossil-fuel power plant
• List of power stations in South Africa

External links[]

• Camden Power Station on the Eskom-Website

References[]

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