Matla Power Station
Template:Short description Template:Infobox power station Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom and consuming the output from the Matla coal mine.
History
Construction started in 1974, and the last unit was commissioned in July 1983. In 1981, the southernmost smokestack measuring Script error: No such module "convert". in height was demolished after it partially collapsed during construction, killing 4 workers. It held the world record for the tallest free standing structure to be explosively demolished [1][2] for 24 years until the 2006 demolition of the Script error: No such module "convert". Westerholt Power Station[3] chimney.
The actual explosion was also used in a gag in Jamie Uys' Funny People 2, where an electrician is instructed to do some wiring and is warned that improper connection will cause the stack to explode.[4]
See also
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External links
- Matla Power Station on the Eskom-Website
References
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