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Gariep hydroelectric plant
53rd-largest power plant in South Africa of 172 · top 37% worldwide (#10,907 of 29,849)
- Owner
- South African Department of Water and Sanitation
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 360 MW
- Fuel
- hydro
- Commissioned
- 1971
Comparable power plants · South Africa · 172 ranked
- #1JER Green Hydrogen Solar PV Project (South Africa)12.0 GW · solar
- #51Palmiet hydroelectric plant400 MW · hydro
- #52Overberg wind farm380 MW · wind
- #53Gariep hydroelectric plant360 MW · hydro
- #54SunCentral solar farm342 MW · solar
- #55Dedisa power station335 MW · gas
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Integrated Power (CC BY 4.0)