Most power stations in south af rica are owned and operated by eskom. Nuclear power has a large load factor, compared to other power. Results are provided both as a total for all power plants, and disaggregated to individual power stations. Jul 24, 2009 south africa is considering the construction of three nuclear power stations on its coastline despite objections from environmentalists.
Importantly the reform of eskom, through the retiring of end of life power stations and diversification of. Jan 27, 2006 community radio is a crucial part of the south african broadcasting landscape, providing diversity for listeners and muchneeded skills for the commercial radio sector. A consortium led by acwa power international saudi arabia has completed commissioning of a 50 mw concentrating solar power project in south africas northern cape in dec2015. Emissions projections for south african coalfired power stations were made up until 2040 for four different future scenarios, namely a lag behind, more of the same, at the forefront and low carbon world scenario south african coal roadmap sacrm, 20. Sep 12, 2017 in 2016, environmental justice organisation groundwork commissioned dr holland to assess the health impacts and associated economic costs of current emissions of air pollutants from coalfired power stations in south africa.
Water scarcity and electricity generation in south africa citeseerx. Oct 18, 2019 governments longawaited energy plan has been released, and contains a number of surprising policy interventions. The south african government, like those of china, india and france, is in favour of further investment in nuclear power stations. Sep 15, 2014 the south africa cabinet has approved a package to support a strong and sustainable eskom to ensure energy security of the country. Eskom spokesperson khulu phasiwe on tuesday confirmed that the power utility will expedite plans to close four power stations in order to accommodate renewable independent power producers ipps. In 2016, environmental justice organisation groundwork commissioned dr holland to assess the health impacts and associated economic costs of current emissions of air pollutants from coalfired power stations in south africa.
Pdf this paper investigates trends of historical and projected future south african coalfired power station criteria total primary particulate. However, water resources are at a premium in the country and eskoms two power stations on the orange river are the only conventional hydroelectric schemes of significance in the country. It has announced that it plans to build two more nuclear power stations, in an e. Nuclear fuels are very energyefficient as a large amount of energy is obtained from a very small mass of nuclear fuel.
List of power stations in south australia wikipedia. This heats the water to produce steam to turn the turbine. The country currently has africa s sole nuclear plant. South africa is the only country in africa with a commercial nuclear power plant. Eskoms koeberg nuclear power station supplies about 5 of. Firstly, south africa was able to supply more electricity than it needed, to the point that three large coal power plants komati, camden, grootvlei were mothballed in 1990. A power station also referred to as a generating station, power plant, powerhouse or generating plant is an industrial place for the generation of electric power. Electricity generation is undertaken primarily by stateowned power and utilities company eskom, however increasingly by independent power producers. Mar 08, 2017 eskom spokesperson khulu phasiwe on tuesday confirmed that the power utility will expedite plans to close four power stations in order to accommodate renewable independent power producers ipps. Inform the current debate on power generation in south africa choice of power generation technologies consequences of not meeting emission limits raise awareness of the harm to health caused by air pollution 11.
The current iteration of the integrated resource plan irp for south africa, initiated by the department of energy doe after a first round of public participation in june 2010, led to the revised balanced scenario rbs that was published in october 2010. It is located 30 km north of cape town, near melkbosstrand on the west coast of south africa. Koeberg is owned and operated by the countrys only national electricity supplier, eskom. Eskom provides 95% of south africas electricity and is among the largest producers of electricity in the world. With an installed capacity of 4,764 mw, when fully operational it should be the 8th largest coalfired power station in the world.
Health impacts of coal fired power plants in south africa centre for. South africas coalfired power stations carry heavy health. In terms of share of gdp i n 2012, sout h africa was the 4th largest inve stor in renew able power in the world after uruguay, mauritius and. List of decommissioned power stations in south africa. There are an estimated 15,4million radio sets in south africa, with community. South africas commercial radio stations include metro fm, jacaranda fm and kaya fm. The following plants are the main source of sa power.
Big shift to wind the plan projects that by 2030, almost 60% of sa. South africas coalfired power stations carry heavy health costs this article is more than 5 years old in the settlement of masakhane near the duvha plant, residents wear masks to avoid. A perspective on south african coal fired power station. What you need to know about south africas new energy plan. However, this document is already outdated in terms of the.
It has two nuclear reactors, and generates approximately ve percent of the countrys electricity. Why south africa should not build eight new nuclear power. Efficiency improvement of coalfired power stations ee. List of power stations in south africa project gutenberg. Pdf the impact of the south african energy crisis on emissions.
South africa is considering the construction of three nuclear power stations on its coastline despite objections from environmentalists. South africa 16 the deputy minister of energy inspects electrification project in namakgale 17 south africa international renewable energy conference 18 state of the nation address extracts by his excellency jacob g zuma on 12 february 2015 20 south africas energy situation 23 new shipping vessels hired for offshore support duty 24 top 20. Medupi power station is a drycooled coalfired power station built by eskom near lephalale in limpopo province, south africa. Prieska photovoltaic solar power plant, south africa. The impact of the south african energy crisis on emissions article pdf available in wit transactions on ecology and the environment 198. The south africa cabinet has approved a package to support a strong and sustainable eskom to ensure energy security of the country. Base load power stations, largely coalfired in south africa, are designed to operate continuously at a steady load 24hours a day.
As of july 2018, south africa has 42gw of operating coal plants, the seventh largest fleet in the world, according to the global coal plant tracker. Here are some of the notable inclusions in the integrated resource plan irp2019, which was published on friday. However, water resources are at a premium in the country and eskoms two power stations on the orange river are the only. South africa is one of the richest and wellknown countries in the continent of africa. Air pollution caused by eskoms coal power stations in two provinces is killing at least 20 people a year and could jump to 617, with 25 000 people hospitalised, once all its stations are up and.
Aug 15, 2017 a guide to south africas commercial radio stations, which includes what each offers, what frequency to tune into and where the broadcasting areas are. By 2014, this figure had reached 84%, largely due to low cost electricity from coal. A perspective on south african coal fired power station emissions article pdf available in journal of energy in southern africa 263. South africa is presently the only african country with a commercial nuclear power plant. Koeberg is the only nuclear power station in south africa.
Two reactors located at the koeberg nuclear power station accounts for around 5% of south africas electricity production. Air pollution from coal power stations causes disease and. According to reuters 2015, south africa will have new nuclear power plants by 2030. It laid out the proposed generation new build fleet for south africa. Pdf a perspective on south african coal fired power station. Mar 25, 2011 the current iteration of the integrated resource plan irp for south africa, initiated by the department of energy doe after a first round of public participation in june 2010, led to the revised balanced scenario rbs that was published in october 2010. Power generation in south africa iea clean coal centre emissions from coalfired utilities in south africa and neighbouring countries and potential for reduction 10 2 power generation in south africa in 1994 only 36% of the country had access to electricity. Emissions from coalfired utilities in south africa and.
The south african energy mix in south africa is made up of renewables, gas, coal, hydroelectric and nuclear. Governments longawaited energy plan has been released, and contains a number of surprising policy interventions. The name chosen for the station, medupi, is a sepedi word which means gentle rain. Community radio is a crucial part of the south african broadcasting landscape, providing diversity for listeners and muchneeded skills for the commercial radio sector. South africas commercial radio stations brand south africa.
In addition to existing stations, new cfps are being built at a steady rate. The transmission of electricity is undertaken by eskom and electricity distribution. Social institutions and households to benefit from adequate and reliable power supply. Electricity generation energy and the national electricity. It is currently the only one on the entire african continent. Largest power stations in south africa world list mania. Sustained power cuts, caused by underinvestment and a shortage of generating capacity, have damaged the south african economy. Germany went as far as adopting a road map that would lead to the eventual closure of all its nuclear power stations. His findings are contained in a report entitled health impacts of coal fired power plants in south africa. South africas reliance on coal means around 80% its emissions come from energy supply, according to the npc. Medupi power station and kendal power station are the 2 nd and 3 rd largest electricity producing plants both are coalfired.
Much benefit can be gained from improving efficiency, such as using less coal per unit of energy, and emitting less co2 into the atmosphere. This is a list of power stations around the world by countries or regions. Implications for kusile and the older coalfired power stations meridian economics, cape town. All the eskom previous or old power stations were constructed before then hence the eia was not conducted. This is in contrast to peak load power stations which are normally run during peak demand periods in the morning and in the evening to deal with increased electricity demand.
The response has been a belated thrust towards more power supply, from a combination of coalfired power plants, oil and gas, wind and solar, and potentially a fleet of new nuclear power stations. Eskom power stations from 1926 to 2015 mybroadband. The locations of the 11 eskom power stations are indicated on a map of south africa in appendix a. A perspective on south african coal fired power station emissions. A guide to south africas commercial radio stations, which includes what each offers, what frequency to tune into and where the broadcasting areas are. Spent fuel is disposed of at vaalputs radioactive waste disposal facility in the northern cape. South africa supplements its electricity supply by importing around 9,000 gwh per year from the cahora bassa hydroelectric generation station in mozambique via the 1,920 mw cahora bassa highvoltage direct current transmission system of which 1500 mw is sold to south africa. Health impacts of coalfired power generation in south africa.
Community radio, by its nature, struggles to access advertising and other forms of financing. Apr1400 plant layout 02apr1400technical summary2010. Two reactors located at the koeberg nuclear power station accounts for around 5% of south africa s electricity production. South africa produces around 229,200 gigawatthours 825,000 tj electricity annually. South africa plans three nuclear power stations south. A consortium led by acwa power international saudi arabia has completed commissioning of a 50 mw concentrating solar power project in south africa s northern cape in dec2015. In south africa too the need for the continued inclusion of nuclear power in. Coalfired power stations cfps are going to be around for many years to come. South africa energy sector overview according to the ministry of energy, south africas total domestic electricity generation capacity is 51,309 megawatts mw from all sources. Most power stations in south africa are owned and operated by eskom. Koeberg nuclear power station is a nuclear power station in south africa.
Total was selected to build and operate one of africas largest groundmounted photovoltaic solar power plant in prieska, south africa. They built many power stations around the country to achieve the demand of the electric power for home, industries and public uses. All the following are seen as medium to high probabilities. South africa medupi power project appraisal report. The plant came on line in 2016 and supplies clean and sustainable energy to south africa, a country in which total has been active for the past 50 years. Nuclear power stations use nuclear fuels, such as uranium, to generate heat and radiation by nuclear fission. Located close to the r27 provincial route, ankerlig was previously called the atlantis ocgt, and it is one of south africa s five gas turbine power plants. A new africa energy world a more positive power utilities. Annexure health impacts of coal fired generation in south. Table 9a electricity produced and consumed in power stations, purchased and sold outside south africa and available for distribution in south africa monthly figures.
Conventional thermal power sources will likely be the dominant. According to the ministry of energy, south africas total domestic electricity generation capacity is 51,309 megawatts mw from all sources. The cabinet voted to support eskoms applications for tariff. Hydroelectric power stations cop17 fact sheet eskom provides 95% of south africas electricity and is among the largest producers of electricity in the world. South africas energy sector is dominated by coal power stations and is the. The government and private sectors operating power plants most of them are by coalfired. Power generation technology data for integrated resource plan of.