Details

Reactor Type Pressurised Water Reactor (or PWR)
Model CP1
Owner Eskom
Operator Eskom

Timeline

Construction Start Thursday, 1 July 1976
First Criticality Sunday, 7 July 1985
First Grid Connection Thursday, 25 July 1985
Commercial Operation Saturday, 9 November 1985

Specifications

Capacity Net 930 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 (%)
1985 920 2006 1389.80 37.90 37.20 37.20 35.90 35.90
1986 922 5969 5408.99 68.10 67.30 63.00 67.00 62.50
1987 920 4193 3352.78 47.90 48.60 56.40 41.60 52.90
1988 920 5626 4552.69 64.00 63.10 58.50 56.30 54.00
1989 922 8115 6620.21 91.90 89.20 65.90 81.30 60.60
1990 920 5933 4614.34 67.70 58.40 64.50 57.30 59.90
1991 920 5067 3191.94 57.80 40.30 60.60 39.60 56.60
1992 920 8439 5308.06 96.10 66.30 61.40 65.70 57.90
1993 920 4654 3212.30 53.10 40.40 58.80 39.90 55.70
1994 920 5944 3755.92 67.80 49.40 57.80 46.60 54.70
1995 920 8640 6710.53 98.60 83.20 60.30 83.30 57.50
1996 920 7177 6084.93 81.70 75.80 61.70 75.30 59.10
1997 920 7409 6016.36 84.60 75.20 62.80 74.60 60.40
1998 920 7194 6333.04 82.10 79.00 64.00 78.60 61.80
1999 920 7509 6413.89 85.70 75.70 64.80 79.60 63.00
2000 920 8687 7365.91 98.90 91.20 66.60 91.20 64.90
2001 920 5461 4662.84 62.30 60.10 66.20 57.90 64.40
2002 900 5439 4688.80 62.10 59.60 65.80 59.50 64.20
2003 900 7150 6255.50 81.60 79.40 66.50 79.30 65.00
2004 900 8784 7896.70 100.00 99.80 68.20 99.90 66.80
2005 900 7330 6416.81 83.70 81.60 68.90 81.40 67.50
2006 900 7003 5391.37 79.90 71.40 69.00 68.40 67.50
2007 900 8422 6853.86 96.10 87.30 69.80 86.90 68.40
2008 900 5960 5055.87 67.80 64.20 69.60 64.00 68.20
2009 900 7079 6105.80 80.80 77.90 69.90 77.40 68.60
2010 900 8565 7608.20 97.80 98.00 71.00 96.50 69.70
2011 900 6254 5316.17 71.40 68.00 70.90 67.40 69.60
2012 930 6911 6012.70 78.70 76.30 71.10 75.80 69.80
2013 930 8760 8112.97 100.00 99.80 72.10 99.60 70.90
2014 930 7462 6659.83 85.20 82.00 72.50 81.80 71.30
2015 930 6328 5643.39 72.20 69.40 72.40 69.30 71.20
2016 930 8784 8158.09 100.00 100.00 73.30 99.90 72.10
2017 930 7878 6983.82 89.90 85.60 73.70 85.70 72.60
2018 930 6320 5496.77 72.20 67.50 73.50 67.50 72.40
2019 930 8760 8091.67 100.00 99.40 74.20 99.30 73.20
2020 930 4667 3896.22 53.10 47.70 73.50 47.70 72.50
2021 930 8760 8077.98 100.00 99.20 74.20 99.20 73.20
2022 930 3239 2842.90 37.00 34.90 73.10 34.90 72.20
2023 930 8203 7401.06 93.60 90.90 73.60 90.80 72.70

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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