Medupi Power Station is a 4,764MW coal fired power project. It is located in Limpopo, South Africa. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in August 2015. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by GE Power and is currently owned by Eskom Holdings SOC.
It is a Steam Turbine power plant that is used for Baseload. The fuel is procured from Exxaro Coal's Grootegeluk coal mine.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2007 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in August 2015.
Contractors involved
GE Power was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the coal fired power project.
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for thermal power project. The project consists of 6 units of STF100 turbines, each with 794MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied GIGATOP electric generator for the project.
GE Power supplied GIGATOP electric generator for the project.
Mitsubishi Power supplied steam boiler for the project.
Mitsubishi Power supplied steam boiler for the project.
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About GE Power
GE Power (GEP), formerly GE Energy, a business division of the General Electric Company, is a provider of power generation and water processing products and related services. The company product portfolio includes aero derivative and heavy-duty gas turbine systems, generators, boilers, steam turbines, air quality control systems, gas engines, reactors and water treatment, waste water treatment, and process system solutions, among others. GEP offers products and technologies for generating electricity from various sources such as oil, gas, nuclear, coal, mining, diesel and water. The company also offers services for maintenance, service and upgrade of power plants; solutions for water treatment, wastewater treatment and process systems; services for distributed power generation; and support services for boiling water reactors. It caters its products and services to independent power producers and other industrial customers. GEP is headquartered in Schenectady, New York, the US
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