Vaal Triangle History
RESOURCES
1889 - 1902
Sharpeville
Klip Power Station
William Stow
Coal
Vaal Dam
Vereeniging Estates
1939 - 1945
Peace Negotiations
Viljouensdrift
1960
1935
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project was developed to capture most of the excess water from rainstorms in the Orange / Senqu River catchment and transfers it to the Vaal River system.
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Free State
Eastern Cape
Kwazulu Natal
The first of its 6 x 618 MW generating sets went into commercial operation in December of 1985. The station became fully operational in December of 1990, having the capacity to generate 3708 MW at full load – enough electricity to power three cities the size of Johannesburg. The Lethabo power station is currently expected to operate until 2037, although the actual life of the power station depends on its economic viability in the future.
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