Steenbras Power Station
The Steenbras Power Station, also Steenbras Hydro Pump Station, is a 180 MW pumped-storage hydroelectric power station commissioned in 1979 in South Africa.Notable Places in the Area
South African Naval College
College
Photo: Mario Micklisch, CC BY 2.0.
The South African Naval College provides naval officer training to the South African Navy and… South African Naval College is situated 3½ km west of Steenbras Power Station.
Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
Heath
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0.
Harmony Flats Nature Reserve is a 9-hectare piece of protected land, located between Strand and Gordon's Bay, South Africa. Harmony Flats Nature Reserve is situated 4 km west of Steenbras Power Station.
Localities in the Area
Gordon's Bay
Photo: Casperinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gordon's Bay is a suburb of greater Cape Town, and on the east side of the Strand. it is situated between False Bay and the foot of the Hottentots Holland mountain range.
Sir Lowry's Pass Village
Village
Sir Lowry's Pass Village is a town near the base of Sir Lowry's Pass, about 60 km from Cape Town, South Africa. Sir Lowry's Pass Village is situated 4 km north of Steenbras Power Station.
Lwandle
Suburb
Lwandle is a township in Strand, a town in the eastern part of the Cape Town Metro in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Lwandle is situated 4 km northwest of Steenbras Power Station.
Steenbras Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: power station in South Africa
- Categories: pumped-storage power station and industry
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.15162° or 34° 9' 6" southLongitude
18.89701° or 18° 53' 49" eastInception
1979Operator
City of Cape TownOpen Location Code
4FQWRVXW+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 418863866OpenStreetMap Feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q113114958Steenbras Power Station Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Steenbras Hydroelectric Power Station
Landmarks in the Area
- Head Office Firearm Training AcademyPitch, 1¼ km west
- New Apostolic Church of South AfricaChurch, 1¼ km west
- Gordons Bay ClinicPublic building, 1½ km west
- Pollock Park pondPond, 1½ km west
- Pollock ParkPark, 1½ km west
Places in the Area
- Steenbras Hydroelectric Power StationIndustrial building, 130 metres southeast
- Firlands Pump StationPumping station, 780 metres northwest
- Animal Welfare Society HelderbergAnimal shelter, 1 km west
- Colourful Manor LodgeGuest house, 1 km northeast
- Red Sky BreweryBar, 1 km west
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