South Africa

George Airport — 1 MW Solar

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George Airport is a 1 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
1 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Airports Company of SA

Operator

Location
-34.00, 22.39

Coordinates

Insights

#204
largest in %s
#10,818
largest %s worldwide
#38,512
largest worldwide
2
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
1 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Airports Company of SA
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-34.002, 22.387

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
48 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,455 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

11
cars / year
6
homes / year
2,204
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

George Airport is a 0.75 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by Airports Company of SA.

Ranked #91 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 0.75 MW represents 0.02% of South Africa’s total solar capacity of 4,911 MW. The largest solar plant in South Africa is KaXu Solar One at 100 MW, making this facility 0.0075 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Gourikwa Power Station (746 MW, Gas), Gourikwa (740 MW, Oil), and PetroSA Biogas Plant (4.2 MW, Waste). The facility is located in the Western Cape, approximately 70 km east of George.

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