In 1965/66 contractors started with roads, pipelines and ground works on
the farm Rietkuil, which Eskom bought from seven owners. Sufficient water and
especially coal supply in the Rietkuil area ensured that the construction of
Arnot Power Station commenced in 1968. Arnot was Eskom's first modern coal-fired
power station and was fully operational by June 1975. Three of its units were
put into reserve storage (mothballed) in 1992 due to the surplus generating
capacity Eskom had at the time. The units were recommissioned in January 1997,
November 1997 and December 1998 respectively. The station is 31 years old.
General:
Two 400kV transmission lines, owned by MOTRACO, run from Arnot and
Camden power stations to a substation near Maputo in Mozambique, feeding the new
MOZAL Aluminium smelter.
Technical
details:
- Six 350MW units
- Installed capacity: 2 100MW
-
2001 capacity : 1 980MW
- Design efficiency at rated turbine MCR (%): 35.60%
- Ramp rate: 34.48% per hour
- Average availability over last 3 years:
92.07%
- Average production over last 3 years: 9
675GWh
Contact
details:
Tel: +27 013 297 9111