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        				Bethlehem hydro Sol Plaatje plant
        			
        			
                    
                                        
        			
        			
        				        				
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|   | |HPDBCity/Town=Bethlehem  |   | |HPDBCity/Town=Bethlehem  | 
|   | |HPDBDate of Commission=2009  |   | |HPDBDate of Commission=2009  | 
| − | |HPDBBasin Name=Sol Plaatje    | + | |HPDBBasin Name=Sol Plaatje  | 
| − | |HPDBStream Name= Liebenbergsvlei  | + | |HPDBStream Name=Liebenbergsvlei  | 
|   | |HPDBProject Status=Commissioned  |   | |HPDBProject Status=Commissioned  | 
|   | |HPDBPower=3000.0 kW  |   | |HPDBPower=3000.0 kW  | 
| − | |HPDBTurbine Type=1 * Kaplan of 3000.0 kW    | + | |HPDBTurbine Type=1 * Kaplan of 3000.0 kW  | 
| − | |HPDBTurbine Manufacturer=Boving Fouress    | + | |HPDBTurbine Manufacturer=Boving Fouress  | 
|   | |HPDBMini Grid=No  |   | |HPDBMini Grid=No  | 
|   | }}  |   | }}  | 
		Revision as of 08:41, 28 January 2013
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  General Information 
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 South Africa
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|  City/Town:
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 Bethlehem
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|  Coordinates (Powerhouse):
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|  Year of Commission:
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 2009
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|  Basin Name:
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 Sol Plaatje
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|  Stream Name:
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 Liebenbergsvlei
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|  Operator:
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|  Project Status:
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 Commissioned
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|  Contact:
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  Technical Information 
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 3000.0 kW
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|  Turbine Type:
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 1 * Kaplan of 3000.0 kW
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|  Turbine Manufacturer:
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 Boving Fouress
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  Mini/Island Grid Information 
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  Economic Information 
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