Details
| Reactor Type | Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | CP1 |
| Owner | Eskom |
| Operator | Eskom |
Timeline
| Construction Start | Thursday, 1 July 1976 |
|---|---|
| First Criticality | Wednesday, 14 March 1984 |
| First Grid Connection | Wednesday, 4 April 1984 |
| Commercial Operation | Saturday, 21 July 1984 |
Specifications
| Capacity Net | 924 MWe |
|---|---|
| Capacity Gross | 970 MWe |
| Thermal Capacity | 2775 MWt |
| Design Net Capacity | 921 MWe |
Operational History
Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Energy Availability Factor (%)
Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)
Reactor History
| Year | Reference Unit Power (MWe) | Annual Time Online (Hours) | Electricity Supplied (GWh) | Operation Factor (%) | Energy Availability Annual (%) | Energy Availability Cumulative (%) | Load Factor Annual (%) | Load Factor Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 920 | 5063 | 3949.53 | 95.30 | 91.30 | 91.30 | 86.40 | 86.40 |
| 1985 | 920 | 4986 | 4004.30 | 56.90 | 53.50 | 64.60 | 49.70 | 60.50 |
| 1986 | 922 | 4575 | 3418.99 | 52.20 | 53.60 | 60.10 | 42.30 | 53.00 |
| 1987 | 920 | 4337 | 2864.54 | 49.50 | 61.60 | 60.50 | 35.50 | 47.90 |
| 1988 | 920 | 6791 | 5964.44 | 77.30 | 76.00 | 64.00 | 73.80 | 53.80 |
| 1989 | 922 | 5655 | 4498.08 | 64.00 | 63.20 | 63.90 | 55.20 | 54.00 |
| 1990 | 920 | 5360 | 3852.07 | 61.20 | 52.70 | 62.20 | 47.80 | 53.10 |
| 1991 | 920 | 6886 | 5976.84 | 78.60 | 74.60 | 63.80 | 74.20 | 55.90 |
| 1992 | 920 | 5697 | 3992.53 | 64.90 | 50.30 | 62.20 | 49.40 | 55.10 |
| 1993 | 920 | 6010 | 4097.94 | 68.60 | 50.50 | 61.00 | 50.80 | 54.70 |
| 1994 | 920 | 8422 | 5933.92 | 96.10 | 74.90 | 62.30 | 73.60 | 56.50 |
| 1995 | 920 | 5853 | 4576.86 | 66.80 | 56.80 | 61.80 | 56.80 | 56.50 |
| 1996 | 920 | 7260 | 5672.79 | 82.60 | 70.40 | 62.50 | 70.20 | 57.60 |
| 1997 | 920 | 7676 | 6610.69 | 87.60 | 82.30 | 64.00 | 82.00 | 59.40 |
| 1998 | 920 | 8552 | 7248.29 | 97.60 | 90.10 | 65.80 | 89.90 | 61.60 |
| 1999 | 920 | 7848 | 7051.70 | 89.60 | 83.30 | 66.90 | 87.50 | 63.20 |
| 2000 | 920 | 7250 | 5629.15 | 82.70 | 70.20 | 67.10 | 69.80 | 63.60 |
| 2001 | 920 | 7303 | 6042.50 | 83.40 | 77.10 | 67.70 | 75.00 | 64.30 |
| 2002 | 900 | 8417 | 7328.60 | 96.10 | 93.10 | 69.00 | 93.00 | 65.80 |
| 2003 | 900 | 7398 | 6413.36 | 84.40 | 81.90 | 69.70 | 81.40 | 66.60 |
| 2004 | 900 | 7358 | 6388.00 | 83.80 | 81.10 | 70.20 | 80.80 | 67.30 |
| 2005 | 900 | 6726 | 5821.02 | 76.80 | 74.70 | 70.40 | 73.80 | 67.60 |
| 2006 | 900 | 5435 | 4682.78 | 62.00 | 59.80 | 70.00 | 59.40 | 67.20 |
| 2007 | 900 | 6609 | 5747.01 | 75.40 | 73.60 | 70.10 | 72.90 | 67.40 |
| 2008 | 900 | 8689 | 7691.88 | 98.90 | 98.30 | 71.30 | 97.30 | 68.70 |
| 2009 | 900 | 6307 | 5467.97 | 72.00 | 70.10 | 71.20 | 69.40 | 68.70 |
| 2010 | 900 | 6085 | 5291.74 | 69.50 | 67.80 | 71.10 | 67.10 | 68.60 |
| 2011 | 930 | 8315 | 7622.37 | 94.90 | 94.30 | 72.00 | 94.00 | 69.60 |
| 2012 | 930 | 6975 | 6384.83 | 79.40 | 78.50 | 72.20 | 78.20 | 69.90 |
| 2013 | 930 | 6084 | 5527.64 | 69.40 | 68.20 | 72.00 | 67.80 | 69.80 |
| 2014 | 930 | 8760 | 8102.87 | 100.00 | 99.60 | 73.00 | 99.50 | 70.80 |
| 2015 | 930 | 5860 | 5321.75 | 66.90 | 65.50 | 72.70 | 65.30 | 70.60 |
| 2016 | 930 | 7759 | 7051.38 | 88.30 | 86.80 | 73.20 | 86.30 | 71.10 |
| 2017 | 930 | 8760 | 8103.47 | 100.00 | 99.50 | 74.00 | 99.50 | 72.00 |
| 2018 | 930 | 5838 | 5090.34 | 66.60 | 62.50 | 73.60 | 62.50 | 71.70 |
| 2019 | 930 | 6049 | 5510.90 | 69.00 | 67.70 | 73.50 | 67.60 | 71.60 |
| 2020 | 930 | 8572 | 7719.38 | 97.60 | 94.50 | 74.00 | 94.50 | 72.20 |
| 2021 | 924 | 4664 | 4120.92 | 53.20 | 50.70 | 73.40 | 50.70 | 71.60 |
| 2022 | 924 | 8236 | 7280.79 | 94.00 | 90.10 | 73.80 | 90.00 | 72.10 |