Kathu Solar Park is a 100 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Solar
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Commissioned
- 2019
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Building Power
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -27.595, 22.929
- Wikipedia
- Link
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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About this plant
Kathu Solar Park is a 100 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by Building Power. It was commissioned in an unspecified year.
Ranked #1 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. This plant’s 100 MW represents 2.04% 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 Kathu Solar Park equal in size.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Kathu CSP (100 MW, Solar), Sishen Solar Power Plant (94.3 MW, Solar), and Adams Solar PV Project (82.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Northern Cape Province, approximately 200 km from Kimberley.
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