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Date: 1985 Type: Power Station Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 32°00'41.21" S 28°34'42.28" E

The hydro-electric power station was built by the Transkei Electricity Supply Corporation (TESCOR) - now under the control of ESKOM. The power station has three turbine generating units of 14 MW each, providing a maximum power output of 42 MW. Water for the turbines is supplied via a single penstock linked to the nearby Collywobbles Hydropower Storage Dam (William MARTINSON, March 2014) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.