South Africa

Lesedi Solar Power Plant — 75 MW Solar

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Lesedi Solar Power Plant is a 75 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
75 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
Lesedi Solar Park

Operator

Location
-28.32, 23.35

Coordinates

Insights

#96
largest in %s
#524
largest %s worldwide
#11,403
largest worldwide
2014
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
11
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
75 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
Lesedi Solar Park
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-28.315, 23.354

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,849 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
145,460 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,054
cars / year
646
homes / year
220,394
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Lesedi Solar Power Plant is a 75 MW solar facility in South Africa, operated by Lesedi Solar Park and commissioned in 2014.

Ranked #21 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 75 MW represents 1.53% of the country’s total solar capacity of 4,911 MW. The largest solar plant in South Africa is KaXu Solar One at 100 MW, making Lesedi 1.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Redstone Solar Thermal Power (100 MW, Solar) and Jasper Solar Power Plant (96 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Northern Cape province, approximately 300 km from Upington.

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