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Waterloo Solar Farm — 75 MW Solar

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Waterloo Solar Farm is a 75 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
75 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2020

Year online

Owner
Waterloo Solar

Operator

Location
-27.04, 24.79

Coordinates

Insights

#96
largest in %s
#524
largest %s worldwide
#11,403
largest worldwide
2020
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
75 MW
Commissioned
2020
Status
Operational
Owner
Waterloo Solar
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-27.039, 24.789

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,849 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
145,460 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,054
cars / year
646
homes / year
220,394
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Waterloo Solar Farm is a 75 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by Waterloo Solar and commissioned in 2020.

Ranked #21 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 75 MW represents 1.53% of South Africa’s 4,911 MW total solar capacity. The largest solar plant in South Africa is KaXu Solar One at 100 MW, making Waterloo 1.33 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the North West province, approximately 150 km southwest of Pretoria.

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