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Komati was one of the power stations mothballed due to the country’s excess generation capacity in the early 1980s, the age of the station and the high maintenance costs. Unit 9 was mothballed in 1989.A decision was made to return Komati to service, with the refurbishment commencing on 1 August, 2006. Unit 9 was handed over to the generation division on 24 December.
The power plant will be converted into a renewable generation site with 150MW of solar, 70MW of wind and 150MW of storage batteries.
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