The KiPower Power Plant is 600MW coal fired power project. It is planned in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in multiple phases. The project construction is likely to commence in 2023 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2024.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Thermal 600 – 600 Permitting Mpumalanga, South Africa Kipower

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The project is being developed and currently owned by Kipower.

It is a steam turbine power plant. The power plant can run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant will be coal. In case of shortage of coal the plant will run on Diesel. The fuel will be procured from Delmas Coal Mine.

The project cost is expected to be around $1,700m.

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The project construction is expected to commence from 2023. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2024.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project will be sold to Eskom Holdings SOC under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years. The offtake capacity is expected to be 200MW.

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All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.