Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme

The Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme is an energy storage facility built in the provinces of Free State and starting in 1974 and completed by 1981.
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  • Power station
  • …is operated by Eskom
  • Description: building in South Africa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilburn Reservoir and Kilburn Dam.
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is situated 2½ km southeast of Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme.
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Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme

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Latitude
-28.56522° or 28° 33′ 55″ south
Longitude
29.08338° or 29° 5′ 0″ east
Open location code
5G3FC3MM+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 453483546
Wiki­data ID
Q5305652

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Drakensberg pomp-opgaarskema”
  • Arabic: “مشروع دراكنزبرغ لتخزين الطاقة بالضخ”
  • Chinese: “德拉肯斯堡抽水蓄能發計畫”
  • French: “Centrale de pompage-turbinage du Drakensberg”
  • Hausa: “Shirin Adanawa na Drakensberg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Drakensberg vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Driekloof-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Driel-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kilburn-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Spioenkop-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sterkfontein vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sterkfontein-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sterkfontein-reservoaret”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Woodstock-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Drakensberg vannkraftverk”
  • Ukrainian: “ГАЕС Дракенсберг”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oliviershoek Pass and Mpokelana.

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