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English Touwsrivier Solar Power Plant is a 44 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Solar
- Capacity
- 44 MW
- Commissioned
- 2014
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Government Employee Pension Fund (GEPF) SOITEC
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -33.406, 19.939
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About this plant
Touwsrivier Solar Power Plant is a 44.19 MW solar facility in South Africa, operated by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and commissioned in 2014.
Ranked #60 of 101 solar plants in South Africa, Touwsrivier accounts for 0.9% 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 Touwsrivier 2.3 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Perdekraal East Wind Farm (107.76 MW, Wind), Soitec Touwsrivier Solar Energy Facility (36 MW, Solar), and Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project (36 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Western Cape province, approximately 150 km from Cape Town.
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