| Kelvin Power Station | |
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 Kelvin Power Station as seen from theGautrain | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Gauteng |
| Coordinates | 26°6′58″S28°11′38″E / 26.11611°S 28.19389°E /-26.11611; 28.19389 |
| Status | Operational, but not at full output[1] |
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| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
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| Nameplate capacity | 420Megawatt[1] |
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Kelvin Power Station is acoal-fired power station, located inGauteng nearOR Tambo International Airport.
Kelvin is one of only a few power stations inSouth Africa not owned byEskom. Until 2001 the power station was the property of theCity of Johannesburg, but it has since been privatised, resold a number of times, and is currently owned by Investec and Nedbank Capital.[2]Kelvin consist of two independent stations. The A station (shut down in 2012) has six 30MW generators and 11 chain grate boilers. The newer B station has seven 60MW generators and seven PF type boilers.
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