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Power Plant
Avon power station
39th-largest power plant in South Africa of 172 · top 22% worldwide (#6,519 of 29,849)
- Operator
- ENGIE
- Owner
- Avon Peaking Power (RF) Pty Ltd
- Status
- operating
- Capacity
- 670 MW
- Fuel
- gas
- Commissioned
- 2016
Comparable power plants · South Africa · 172 ranked
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- #37Kroonstad PV Cluster solar farm740 MW · solar
- #38Nuweveld wind farm720 MW · wind
- #39Avon power station670 MW · gas
- #40Kelvin power station600 MW · gas
- #41Duvha power station600 MW · coal
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SOURCE: Global Energy Monitor · Global Integrated Power (CC BY 4.0)