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Where is Pretoria West power station?

Pretoria West power station is a mothballed power station in Pretoria, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa. The map below shows the exact location of the power station. Your browser is not compatible with Google Maps v3. Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84): Pretoria West power station is a coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 180 MW.

Will Tshwane lease Rooiwal & Pretoria West power stations?

The City of Tshwane has given the green light to begin leasing the city-owned Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations to independent power producers. This comes after the council approved the second Rooiwal report on Thursday, January 25.

Does Pretoria West produce electricity?

According to a report by the city, the Pretoria West power station is not producing any electricity at the moment, whilst the Rooiwal station is producing 60 MW, 240 MW below its capacity.

How much will Tshwane's two power stations cost the Metro?

Lardo Stander, chief economist at the City of Tshwane, told News24 that the two power stations have cost the metro more than R1 billion in direct costs over the past decade and that loss in revenue has also potentially run into the billions.

Who owns Tshwane power station?

Whilst the City of Tshwane owns the stations, spending approximately R300 million annually in maintenance costs, the running of operations has been under the jurisdiction of Eskom since the utility was established.

Could Tshwane get a solar power plant?

The general manager of Eskom real estate sought to connect Tshwane with companies that could lease the two power stations' land and operate as Independent Power Producers. The Pretoria West and Rooiwal sites reportedly had "strong potential" for both solar and gas projects.