Paleisheuwel Solar Power Plant is a 83 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
- 83 MW
- Commissioned
- 2015
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Electra Capital (Pty) Ltd
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -32.423, 18.736
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Paleisheuwel Solar Power Plant is an 82.5 MW solar facility in South Africa, operated by Electra Capital (Pty) Ltd and commissioned in 2015.
Ranked #17 of 101 solar plants in South Africa, this plant contributes 1.68% 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 Paleisheuwel 1.2 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Aurora Solar Power Plant (10.3 MW, Solar) and Aurora-Rietvlei Solar Power (10 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Western Cape province, approximately 200 km from Cape Town.
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