South Africa

Tom Burke Solar Park — 66 MW Solar

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Tom Burke Solar Park is a 66 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
66 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2017

Year online

Owner
Enel Green Power

Operator

Location
-23.07, 27.99

Coordinates

Insights

#120
largest in South Africa
#640
largest Solar worldwide
#11,957
largest worldwide
2017
1 yrs newer than avg
360
operated by Enel Green Power
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
66 MW
Commissioned
2017
Status
Operational
Owner
Enel Green Power
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-23.075, 27.991

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,267 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
128,005 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

928
cars per year
569
homes per year
193,946
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Tom Burke Solar Park is a 66 MW solar power plant in South Africa, commissioned in 2017. It is operated by Enel Green Power. This facility accounts for 1.34% of South Africa’s total solar capacity of 4,911 MW from 101 plants.

Ranked #41 of 101 solar plants in South Africa, Tom Burke Solar Park’s 66 MW capacity is smaller than the largest solar plant, KaXu Solar One, which has a capacity of 100 MW, making Tom Burke 1.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Limpopo province, approximately 300 km northeast of Johannesburg.

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