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Largest power plants in South Africa by capacity

The biggest power plants in South Africa ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Kusile Power Station	Coal	South Africa	4,800
2	Medupi West power station	Coal	South Africa	4,800
3	Medupi power station	Coal	South Africa	4,768.8
4	Majuba power station	Coal	South Africa	4,143
5	Kendal power station	Coal	South Africa	4,116
6	Matimba power station	Coal	South Africa	3,990
7	Lethabo power station	Coal	South Africa	3,708
8	Tutuka power station	Coal	South Africa	3,654
9	Matla power station	Coal	South Africa	3,600
10	Richards Bay (Mhlathuze Energy) power station	Gas	South Africa	3,300
11	Duvha power station	Coal	South Africa	3,000
12	Kriel power station	Coal	South Africa	3,000
13	Nseleni Independent Floating power station	Gas	South Africa	2,800
14	Arnot power station	Coal	South Africa	2,352
15	Hendrina power station	Coal	South Africa	2,000
16	Koeberg	Nuclear	South Africa	1,940
17	Camden power station	Coal	South Africa	1,600
18	Coal-3 power station	Coal	South Africa	1,500
19	Unnamed South Africa coal projects	Coal	South Africa	1,500
20	Ankerlig	Oil	South Africa	1,338.3
21	Boikarabelo power station (CESC)	Coal	South Africa	1,320
22	Grootvlei power station	Coal	South Africa	1,180
23	Colenso power station	Coal	South Africa	1,050
24	Drakensberg	Hydro	South Africa	1,000
25	Komati Power Station	Coal	South Africa	990
26	Secunda power station	Gas	South Africa	880
27	Gourikwa	Oil	South Africa	740
28	Avon power station	Gas	South Africa	670
29	Namane power station	Coal	South Africa	660
30	Thabametsi power station	Coal	South Africa	630
31	Kelvin power station	Coal	South Africa	600
32	Boikarabelo power station (Resgen)	Coal	South Africa	600
33	Khanyisa power station	Coal	South Africa	600
34	KiPower power station	Coal	South Africa	600
35	Umbani power station	Coal	South Africa	600
36	Vedanta power station	Coal	South Africa	600
37	Waterberg Coal power station	Coal	South Africa	600
38	Karpowership Coega power station	Gas	South Africa	450
39	Karpowership Richards Bay power station	Gas	South Africa	450
40	Palmiet	Hydro	South Africa	400
41	Richards Bay Gas to Power Plant 2	Gas	South Africa	400
42	Gariep	Hydro	South Africa	360
43	Dedisa power station	Oil	South Africa	335
44	Karpowership Saldanha power station	Gas	South Africa	320
45	SASOL ONE	Other	South Africa	314.5
46	Elitheni power station	Coal	South Africa	300
47	Richards Bay Umbani power station	Coal	South Africa	270
48	Vanderkloof	Hydro	South Africa	240
49	Sibanye Gold power station	Coal	South Africa	200
50	Acacia	Gas	South Africa	171
51	Port Rex	Gas	South Africa	171
52	Richards Bay Mill power station	Other	South Africa	149.7
53	Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility	Wind	South Africa	144
54	Khobab Wind	Wind	South Africa	140
55	Loeriesfontein 2	Wind	South Africa	140
56	Cookhouse	Wind	South Africa	139
57	Gouda Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	138
58	Jeffrey's Bay Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	138
59	Droogfontein Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	136
60	Transalloy power station	Coal	South Africa	135
61	Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	131.05
62	SAPPI NGODWANA	Biomass	South Africa	117
63	Dorper Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	100
64	KaXu Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	100
65	Kathu CSP	Solar	South Africa	100
66	Kathu Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	100
67	Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg Wind Energy Facility	Wind	South Africa	100
68	Sere	Wind	South Africa	100
69	Xina One	Solar	South Africa	100
70	Jasper Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	96
71	Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	95
72	Sishen Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	94.3
73	West Coast 1	Wind	South Africa	94
74	Konkoonsies Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	86
75	Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska	Solar	South Africa	86
76	Prieska Solar Plant	Solar	South Africa	86
77	Adams Solar PV Project	Solar	South Africa	82.5
78	Paleisheuwel Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	82.5
79	Pulida Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	82.5
80	Nouport Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	80
81	Red Cap	Wind	South Africa	80
82	De Aar 3 Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
83	Dreunberg Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
84	Konkoonsies II Solar Facility	Solar	South Africa	75
85	Lesedi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
86	Letsatsi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
87	Solar Capital De Aar I	Solar	South Africa	75
88	Solar Capital De Aar III	Solar	South Africa	75
89	Coega IDZ Windfarm	Wind	South Africa	73.8
90	Kalkbult Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	73.8
91	Karoo Renewable Energy Facility (Nobelsfontein Wind)	Wind	South Africa	73.8
92	Hopefield	Wind	South Africa	66.6
93	Boshoff Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	66
94	Tom Burke Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	66
95	Grassridge Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	61.5
96	Karoo	Solar	South Africa	50.4
97	Bokpoort Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
98	De Aar - Mainstream Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
99	Khi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
100	De Aar Solar Power	Solar	South Africa	45.6
101	Touwsrivier Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	44
102	Linde Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	40
103	Malelane power station	Biomass	South Africa	34.4
104	Felixton power station	Biomass	South Africa	31.5
105	Soutpan Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	31
106	Klawer Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	30
107	Witkop Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	30
108	Dassieklip	Wind	South Africa	27
109	Van Stadens	Wind	South Africa	27
110	Hernic Waste Heat Plant	Waste	South Africa	25.5
111	Waainek Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	23
112	Chaba Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	22
113	Maidstone power station	Biomass	South Africa	21.2
114	Herbert Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	20
115	Komati (biomass) power station	Biomass	South Africa	20
116	Prieska - Mulilo Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	19.9
117	ENERGY Joburg Electircity Project power station	Biomass	South Africa	19
118	Noodsberg power station	Biomass	South Africa	19
119	Sezela power station	Biomass	South Africa	19
120	Umfolozi power station	Biomass	South Africa	16
121	Gledhow Cogeneration power station	Biomass	South Africa	14.3
122	Swartland Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	13.6
123	Darnall power station	Biomass	South Africa	13
124	Neusberg	Hydro	South Africa	12.6
125	Amatikulu power station	Biomass	South Africa	12
126	De Aar - Mulilo Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	11.1
127	Greefspan Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	11
128	Aries Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	10.7
129	Aurora Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	10.3
130	Lomati	Biomass	South Africa	10.1
131	Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV De Aar	Solar	South Africa	9.7
132	Upington Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	8.9
133	Vredendal Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	8.8
134	Bethlehem Hydro	Hydro	South Africa	7
135	RustMo1 Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	7
136	Bisasar Road Landfill	Waste	South Africa	6.5
137	Darling Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	5.2
138	SlimSun Swartland Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	5
139	PetroSA Biogas Plant	Waste	South Africa	4.2
140	Grahamstown	Biomass	South Africa	3.5
141	Dundee Biogas	Waste	South Africa	2.2
142	Ferro Waste Heat Plant	Waste	South Africa	2.2
143	Mariannhill Landfill	Waste	South Africa	2

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in south africa by capacity?

Kusile Power Station (South Africa) ranks #1 with 4,800 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 143 power plants in South Africa.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Kusile Power Station (4,800); 2. Medupi West power station (4,800); 3. Medupi power station (4,768.8).