1. Coal pulveriser (coal mill)2. Boiler3. Ash (burnt coal)4. Water to steam5. Turbine
6. Rotating shaft linking the turbine and generator7. Generator made up of a spinning rotor8. Coil of copper wire9. Magnet inside a coil of copper10. Cooling tower
11. Step-up transformer12. Transmission cables / lines13. Pylon
Issued by Eskom Integrated Demand Management August 2014Eskom Holdings SOC Limited Reg No 2002/015527/06
How electricity is generated