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Tutuka Power Station

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Country
  
South Africa

Status
  
Operational

Primary fuel
  
Coal

Opened
  
June 1985

Owner
  
Eskom

Location
  
Mpumalanga

Commission date
  
1985

Nameplate capacity
  
3,654 Megawatt

Phone
  
+27 17 749 9111

Units operational
  
6

Tutuka Power Station

Address
  
Thuthukani, Standerton, 2430, South Africa

Hours
  
Open today · 7AM–4:15PMMonday7AM–4:15PMTuesday7AM–4:15PMWednesday7AM–4:15PMThursday7AM–4:15PMFriday7AM–12PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Majuba Power Station, Kriel Power Station, Matimba Power Station, Kusile Power Station, Ankerlig Power Station

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Tutuka Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom.

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History

The first unit at Tutuka was commissioned in June 1985 and the last went online in June 1990.

Power station

The station has six 609MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,654MW with turbine Maximum Continuous Rating at 38.00%. Tutuka is an important link in the 765kV extra-high-voltage transmission system linking Mpumalanga with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

The station is a twin sister to Duvha Power Station.

References

Tutuka Power Station Wikipedia