First Falls— 6 MW Hydroelectric
First Falls is a 6 MW hydro power plant in South Africa, operated by Eskom. Ranked #18 of 24 hydro plants in South Africa, First Falls' 6 MW represents 0.09% of the country's total hydro capacity of 6,384 MW. The largest hydro plant in South Africa is Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme at 1,332 MW, making First Falls 222 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Colley Wobbles Power Station (42 MW, Coal) and Colleywobbles (42 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the KwaZulu-Natal province, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Durban.
South Africa, Africa
- 190. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
- #6,179 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of South Africa
Eskom operates 53 plants totalling 61,395 MW
2 plants within 100 km, 84 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
First Falls is a hydro power plant producing approximately 21 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
South Africa- Continent
- Africa
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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