Secunda power station

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Secunda power station is an operating power station of at least 280-megawatts (MW) in Secunda, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Secunda power station Secunda, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga, South Africa -26.560117, 29.168645 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC1: -26.560117, 29.168645

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CC1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 280[4][2] combined cycle[2][5] not found 2011[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
CC1 Sasol Synfuels [100%][2] Sasol Ltd [100.0%]

Background

Secunda power station is a 10-unit coal-fired and 1-unit gas-fired power plant with a total capacity of 880 MW. The plant is owned by Sasol.[6] With annual emissions of 56.5 million tons of greenhouse gases, Secunda has been identified by South African and international groups as the world’s biggest single-site emitter.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sasol+Synfuels+(Pty)+Ltd/@-26.6187641,29.044075,11z/data=!4m9!1m2!2m1!1ssecunda,+South+Africa+power+plant!3m5!1s0x0:0x80ce6e84ac14dba1!8m2!3d-26.5424049!4d29.163666!15sCiFzZWN1bmRhLCBTb3V0aCBBZnJpY2EgcG93ZXIgcGxhbnSSARpwZXRyb2xldW1fcHJvZHVjdHNfY29tcGFueQ. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210602192854/https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/s/NYSE_SSL_2011.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221228041518/https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/secunda-to-produce-800-mw-of-own-power-sell-200-mw-to-eskom-2010-10-21. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602175626/https://www.power-eng.com/coal/ge-sasol-sign-service-agreement-for-power-project/. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602171023/https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/print-version/sasol-gasfired-power-plant-south-africa-2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 02 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Secunda Powerplant, Enipedia, accessed Sept. 2015.
  7. When the Toxic Giant Is Right Next Door, Bloomberg, Mar. 17, 2020.

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