Graaff Electric Lighting Works— 0.3 MW Hydroelectric
Graaff Electric Lighting Works is a 0.3 MW hydro power plant in South Africa, operated by the City of Cape Town since 1895. Ranked #23 of 24 hydro plants in South Africa. Its 0.3 MW represents a small portion of South Africa'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 Graaff Electric Lighting Works 4,440 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Koeberg Nuclear Power Station (1,940 MW, Nuclear), Koeberg (1,800 MW, Nuclear), and Ankerlig Power Station (1,338 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Western Cape province, approximately 30 km north of Cape Town.
131 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 208. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #38,558 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,260 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
131 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
City of Cape Town operates 3 plants totalling 222 MW
22 plants within 100 km, 8,359 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Graaff Electric Lighting Works is a hydro power plant producing approximately 1 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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