Lephalale

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Lephalale (previously known as Ellisras), is a coal mining town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa immediately north of the Waterberg Massif. The Matimba Power Station at Lephalale is the largest dry cooled coal power station in the world. The power station is fed directly from Grootegeluk Mine next to it. Grootegeluk is an open cast terrace mining operation for coal from the Waterberg coal field. It produced more than 17million tonnes of coal product per year, and provides jobs for many people from Ellisras, Onverwacht and Marapong.

The town was established as Ellisras in 1960 and named after the original farm owners, Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus. It was one of the towns that fell victim to the South African government's renaming policy, and is now called Lephalale.

The ton is split into two major extension, Ellisras and Onverwacht. There are two primary schools as well as one high school.

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