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Eskom — power plant portfolio

Eskom operates 25 power plants across 1 country, with a combined installed capacity of 45,098 MW. Its plants with measured data emit a combined 184,260,328 t CO₂/yr.

25power plants
45,098MW total capacity
1countries
184,260,328t CO₂/yr (measured)

Fleet by fuel

Coal: 14 plants14CoalHydro: 4 plants4HydroGas: 2 plants2GasOil: 2 plants2OilNuclear: 1 plants1NuclearWind: 1 plants1WindSolar: 1 plants1Solar

All 25 plants

PlantFuelCountryMWt CO₂/yr
Kendal power stationCoalSouth Africa4,11618,354,000
Majuba power stationCoalSouth Africa4,11020,629,000
Matimba power stationCoalSouth Africa3,99017,790,000
Lethabo power stationCoalSouth Africa3,70818,395,000
Tutuka power stationCoalSouth Africa3,65413,506,600
Duvha power stationCoalSouth Africa3,60016,776,000
Matla power stationCoalSouth Africa3,60017,949,000
Kriel power stationCoalSouth Africa3,00014,129,000
Arnot power stationCoalSouth Africa2,3529,885,000
Hendrina power stationCoalSouth Africa2,0007,308,500
KoebergNuclearSouth Africa1,800
Camden power stationCoalSouth Africa1,6006,917,600
AnkerligOilSouth Africa1,327592,840
Grootvlei power stationCoalSouth Africa1,1903,714,500
DrakensbergHydroSouth Africa1,000
Komati Power StationCoalSouth Africa1,000
Kusile Power StationCoalSouth Africa79417,834,000
GourikwaOilSouth Africa740327,790
PalmietHydroSouth Africa400
GariepHydroSouth Africa360
VanderkloofHydroSouth Africa240
AcaciaGasSouth Africa17175,749
Port RexGasSouth Africa17175,749
SereWindSouth Africa100
Solar Capital De Aar IIISolarSouth Africa75

Ownership & capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). Measured CO₂ where reported to EPA/EU ETS/Climate TRACE.