Visitor centres; Lethabo Power Station; Drakensberg pumped storage scheme; Koeberg Visitors Centre; Medupi Power Station; Tutuka Power Station; Air Quality Offsets Programme; Minimum Emission Standards applications; New build. With an installed capacity of 4,764 MW, when fully operational it should be the 8th largest coal-fired power station in the world. This is enough power to meet the electricity needs of 3.5 million households in South Africa. We put new business prospect leads within your reach. The project comprises six 800 megawatt units to provide a Medupi Power Station will be a End of the details preview. The project comprises six 800 megawatt units to provide a total installed capacity of 4,800 megawatt. The construction of the power plant commenced in May 2008. WSP is providing engineering and project management support to Eskom, South Africas power utility company, for the development and execution phases of the Medupi Power Station Project, a 4,800-MW power plant that will be the largest dry-cooled power station in the world. Find construction Tenders and Projects within the building, infrastructure, mining and industrial sectors. Before the 1970s, natural or man-made features in the vicinity were used to name power stations, such as Salt River in the Western Cape and Umgeni in Natal. The deadline for power from the Medupi power station has been postponed three times since 2013. New build programme; Kusile; Transmission projects. The Medupi Power Station is a coal-fired power plant currently under construction in Lephalale, South Africa. It consists of the construction of a coal-fired base load power plant in Lephalale, Limpopo Province, comprising of six units with an installed capacity of 4,764 MW. Medupi power project will stabilise the electricity trade in the Southern Africa Region. Matrolab was privileged to be the service provider for the provision of independent on site laboratory services to provide verification and testing of materials that were used by the civil contractors on this project. Please Log in or Subscribe for ALL the information. Planning, progress reporting, cost control of the water treatment plant works to the Medupi Power Plant Project in South Africa. Eskom is a state-owned enterprise. The power station name was changed from Project Alpha to Medupi, which denotes rain that soaks parched lands, giving prosperity. Sere Wind Farm Project; Visitor Centres. Opportunities are researched throughout South Africa and Africa. Major contracts including civil works, the supply and installation of boiler and turbo-generators have been awarded. SAfm news (@SAfmnews) July 27, 2015. The Medupi Power Station is a coal-fired power plant currently under construction in Lephalale, South Africa. The project consists of the construction of a coal-fired base load power plant in Lephalale, Limpopo Province, comprising of six units with an installed capacity of 4,764 MW. The quote mirrors the frustrations around the Medupi project as it is simply refusing to come to completion. Development and implementation of progress measurement systems within the company and integrating project controls with quality management standard to receive Iso: 21500. Medupi Power Station is a dry-cooled coal-fired power station built by Eskom near Lephalale in Limpopo province, South Africa.The name chosen for the station, Medupi, is a Sepedi word which means "gentle rain". The committee also heard that another key factor that needed to be considered was the fact that the building of Medupi was contrary to how other projects are approached around the world. The Medupi power plant will consist of 6 units delivering 800MW each for a total of 4,800MW. Medupi Power Station is a new dry-cooled coal-fired power station being built by Eskom near Lephalale in Limpopo province. The plant is being built by Eskom.