A new 75MW solar farm near De Aar in the Karoo has been officially opened.
The Solar Capital De Aar Project, the largest thin film solar farm in Africa covers 270ha in the Northern Cape.
The plant is made up of 203 948 thin film solar panels, which has an installation capacity of 85,26 MWp and has been fully operational since 15 August 2014.
The project is part of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme and has a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement to feed 75MW in Eskom’s grid.
It supplies the Eskom 132kV grid line and generates around 150 000 MWh per year - enough clean renewable energy to power more than 35 000 households. READ MORE
Source: www.news24.com
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