South Africa

Kendal Power Station Solar Plant — 1 MW Solar

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Kendal Power Station Solar Plant 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
Eskom

Operator

Location
-26.09, 28.98

Coordinates

Insights

#207
largest in South Africa
#10,821
largest Solar worldwide
#38,526
largest worldwide
53
operated by Eskom
15
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
1 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Eskom
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-26.087, 28.980

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
42 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,261 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

9
cars per year
6
homes per year
1,910
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Kendal Power Station Solar Plant is a 0.65 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by Eskom.

Ranked #94 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 0.65 MW represents 0.01% 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 153.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kendal power station (4,116 MW, Coal) and Matla power station (3,600 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Mpumalanga province, approximately 50 km from Witbank.

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