Medupi’s first 24-hours coal run a success

The Medupi Power Station commenced its first 24-hours performance testing that ran at maximum capacity for the delivery of coal to Medupi Power Station from the Grootegeluk mine on Tuesday.
The Grootegeluk mine, as the sole source of coal for Medupi, first delivered coal to a 10 000 ton silo; from where the coal was then moved via the overland coal conveyor system to the Medupi coal stockyard. This conveyor is the sole conveyor supply line to Medupi and is critical for sustained coal delivery to the power station.
Tuesday’s performance test delivered approximately 120 000 tons of coal over a period of 30 hours, 24 hours of which it ran coal at maximum load.
On completion, Medupi Power Station will be the fourth largest coal plant and the largest dry cooled power station in the world. The completion of this power plant will go a long way in meeting increasing electricity demand and ensuring continued supply of electricity to the nation.