Kendal Power Station is a coal fired power station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, operated by the state utility Eskom. Its six units of 686 megawatts each give the plant a nameplate capacity of 4,116 megawatts, built between 1982 and completed in 1993. On completion it was the world's largest indirect dry cooled power station, and it remains the largest power station of any kind in Africa, ranking among the twenty largest coal fired stations in the world. Its cooling towers, 165 meters tall, were built as the largest of their kind.
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Facility TypeCoal-fired power station 1 LocationMpumalanga, South Africa 1 Capacity (MW) Commissioned YearThe station's six units were commissioned in stages beginning in 1988. Connections
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Coal-fired power station, Mpumalanga, South Africa, one of the largest coal stations in the world by capacity.
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Mpumalanga, South Africa
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4,116 Megawatt
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1988
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it remains the largest power station of any kind in Africa, ranking among the twenty largest coal fired stations in the world.
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