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 |