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Largest power plants in Western Cape, South Africa by capacity

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

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Koeberg	Nuclear	South Africa	1,940
2	Ankerlig	Oil	South Africa	1,338.3
3	Gourikwa	Oil	South Africa	740
4	Palmiet	Hydro	South Africa	400
5	Karpowership Saldanha power station	Gas	South Africa	320
6	Acacia	Gas	South Africa	171
7	Gouda Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	138
8	Sere	Wind	South Africa	100
9	West Coast 1	Wind	South Africa	94
10	Paleisheuwel Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	82.5
11	Hopefield	Wind	South Africa	66.6
12	Touwsrivier Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	44
13	Klawer Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	30
14	Dassieklip	Wind	South Africa	27
15	Swartland Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	13.6
16	Aurora Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	10.3
17	Vredendal Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	8.8
18	Darling Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	5.2
19	SlimSun Swartland Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	5
20	PetroSA Biogas Plant	Waste	South Africa	4.2

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 western cape, south africa by capacity?

Koeberg (South Africa) ranks #1 with 1,940 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 20 power plants in Western Cape, South Africa.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Koeberg (1,940); 2. Ankerlig (1,338.3); 3. Gourikwa (740).