| Approval Date | 25 Nov 2009 |
| Signature Date | 11 Dec 2009 |
| Planned Completion Date | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Last Disbursement Planned Date | 30 Jun 2021 |
| Sovereign / Non-Sovereign | Sovereign |
| Sector | Power |
| DAC Sector Code | 23260 |
| Environmental Category | 1 |
| Commitment | U.A 1,178,878,563.54 |
| Status | Completion |
Medupi power project will stabilise the electricity trade in the Southern Africa Region. 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. Although the project is located in Limpopo province, the project will feed into national electricity grid and the entire country will reap benefits through reliable power supply. The construction of the power plant commenced in May 2008. The first unit will be commissioned by February 2012, and each subsequent unit will be commissioned at an interval of six months. The plant will deploy the super-critical boiler technology with increased plant efficiency, reduced coal consumption and reduced CO2 emissions. These units are planned as direct dry-cooled units such as those at the existing Matimba power station, thereby reducing water consumption requirement in significant ways compared to wet cooling technology. The project is estimated to cost Euro 11.19 billion.
The objective of the Project is to increase the country’s generation capacity and improve reserve margin in order to adequately, efficiently and reliably serve electricity demand in the country and in the Southern Africa Region.
Since Eskom’s power system is an influential part of the Southern Africa Power Pool, the entire Southern Africa will benefit from the project.
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Extending
Government Of South Africa
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Funding
African Development Bank
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Implementing
ESKOM HoldingS LTD
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| IATI identifier | 46002-P-ZA-FAA-001 |
| Last Update | 25 Mar 2023 |
| Name | Seaga Abram MOLEPO |
| s.molepo@afdb.org |