Port Rex Power Station
Port Rex Power Station is a power station in Buffalo City, Eastern Cape. Access is restricted and requires permission. Port Rex Power Station is situated nearby to Buffalo River, as well as near Potters Pass Nature Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Power station
- Description: Gas turbine power station in South Africa
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Potters Pass Nature Reserve and Buffalo City Stadium.
Potters Pass Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
The Potters Pass Nature Reserve is a coastal reserve in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape. The reserve lies beside the Hood Point Lighthouse and the West Bank Golf Course.
Buffalo City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buffalo City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs. Buffalo City Stadium is situated 3½ km northeast of Port Rex Power Station.
East London Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hood Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in East London, South Africa. It began operating on 4 June 1895. It is 19 m high and centres on a white, round stone tower. East London Lighthouse is situated 2 km southeast of Port Rex Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East London and Quigney.
East London
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East London is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River, and hosts the country's only river port.
Quigney
Suburb
Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa. It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883. Quigney is situated 3½ km northeast of Port Rex Power Station.
Port Rex Power Station
- Categories: gas turbine power station and industry
- Location: Buffalo City, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.02853° or 33° 1′ 43″ southLongitude
27.88119° or 27° 52′ 52″ eastOperator
EskomOpen location code
4GR9XVCJ+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 89837498Wikidata ID
Q21037298
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Satellite Map
Discover Port Rex Power Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Port Rex Power Station” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale thermique de Port Rex”
- French: “Centrale thermique de Port Rex”
- German: “Kraftwerk Port Rex”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Rex gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Port Rex gasskraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “ТЕС Порт-Рекс”
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Highlights include Buffalo River and St Martin De Porres Catholic Church.
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