Tutuka Power Station


Tutuka Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom.

History

The first unit at Tutuka was commissioned in June 1985 and the last went online in June 1990.

Power station

The station has six 609MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,654MW with turbine Maximum Continuous Rating at 38.00%. Tutuka is an important link in the 765kV extra-high-voltage transmission system linking Mpumalanga with the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
The station is a twin sister to Duvha Power Station.