Tutuka Coal Power Station
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Tutuka Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom.
The station has six 609MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,654MW with turbine Maximum Continuous Rating at 38.00% .
Location: Between Standerton and Bethal, approximately 25 km from Standerton in Mpumalanga.
The station has six 609MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,654MW with turbine Maximum Continuous Rating at 38.00% .
Location: Between Standerton and Bethal, approximately 25 km from Standerton in Mpumalanga.
Employees: Approximately 950
Technical details:
- Six 609MW units
- Installed capacity: 3 654MW
- 2001 capacity: 3 510MW
- Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 38.00%
- Ramp rate: 33.33% per hour
- Average availability over last 3 years: 93.41%
- Average production over last 3 years: 8 962GWh
History: Tutuka's first unit was put in commercial on 1 June 1985 and the last unit on 4 June 1990. The station is 15 years old this year.
General: Tutuka is an important link in the 765kV extra-high-voltage transmission system linking Mpumalanga with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
