Orlando Power Stations | |
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Orlando Power Station and Cooling Towers | |
![]() Location of Orlando Power Station in South Africa | |
Country | South Africa |
Location | Soweto |
Coordinates | 26°15′14″S 27°55′30″E / 26.25389°S 27.92500°E |
Status | Decommissioned |
Commission date | 1942 [1] |
Decommission date | 1998[1] |
Owner(s) | City of Johannesburg |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal[2] |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 300 Megawatt[2] |
External links | |
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Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years.