South Africa

Prieska Solar Plant — 86 MW Solar

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Prieska Solar Plant is a 86 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
86 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
Juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd

Operator

Location
-30.02, 22.36

Coordinates

Insights

#85
largest in %s
#459
largest %s worldwide
#10,885
largest worldwide
2016
at fleet average
3
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
86 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-30.022, 22.356

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
5,560 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
166,794 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,209
cars / year
741
homes / year
252,718
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Prieska Solar Plant is an 86 MW solar power facility in South Africa, operated by Juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd and commissioned in 2016.

Ranked #13 of 101 solar plants in South Africa, it represents 1.75% 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 Prieska Solar Plant 1.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Garob Wind Power Station (135.93 MW, Wind), Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska (86 MW, Solar), and Prieska–Total Solar Power Station (75 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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