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Athlone Power Station

defunct power station in Cape Town, South Africa
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Athlone Power Station

Summary

Athlone Power Station is a coal-fired power station[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of coal_fired_power_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Athlone Power Station is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Athlone Power Station's Commons category is recorded as Athlone Power Station[4].
  • Athlone Power Station comprises steam turbine[5].
  • January 1, 1962 marks the founding of Athlone Power Station[6].
  • Athlone Power Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.94888889, 'lon': 18.51361111}[7].
  • Athlone Power Station's service entry is recorded as 1962[8].
  • Athlone Power Station's service retirement is recorded as 2003[9].
  • Athlone Power Station's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+180'}[10].

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Geography

Athlone Power Station is in the country of South Africa[3].

History and Context

January 1, 1962 marks the founding of Athlone Power Station[6].

Why It Matters

Athlone Power Station ranks in the top 6% of coal_fired_power_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . iol.co.za. iol.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Egezort · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -33.94888889, 'lon': 18.51361111}
    Instance of → coal-fired power station
    Nominal power output → {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+180'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32891|batch #32891]]: Migrating from P527 to P2670"
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