Sishen Solar Power Plant is a 94 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Solar
- Capacity
- 94 MW
- Commissioned
- 2014
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- ACCIONA Energy (51%) Aveng (29%) Soul City (10%) Dibeng Community Solar Energy Trust (10%)
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -27.584, 22.928
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
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About this plant
Sishen Solar Power Plant is a 94.3 MW solar facility in South Africa, operated by ACCIONA Energy and partners since 2014.
Ranked #11 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. This plant’s 94.3 MW accounts for 1.92% 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 Sishen 1.06 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Kathu CSP (100 MW, Solar), Kathu Solar Park (100 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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