South Africa

Redstone Solar Thermal Power — 100 MW Solar

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Redstone Solar Thermal Power is a 100 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
100 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2020

Year online

Owner
ACWA Power

Operator

Location
-28.30, 23.37

Coordinates

Insights

#67
largest in South Africa
#283
largest Solar worldwide
#10,042
largest worldwide
2020
4 yrs newer than avg
15
operated by ACWA Power
11
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
100 MW
Commissioned
2020
Status
Operational
Owner
ACWA Power
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-28.298, 23.365
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,465 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
193,946 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,405
cars / year
862
homes / year
293,858
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Redstone Solar Thermal Power is a 100 MW solar facility in South Africa, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #1 of 101 solar plants in South Africa, it accounts for 2.04% 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 Redstone equal in size.

Nearby plants include Jasper Solar Power Plant (96 MW, Solar) and Lesedi Solar Power Plant (75 MW, Solar). The facility is located approximately 50 km from Postmasburg in the Northern Cape province.

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