South Africa

Witkop Solar Power Plant — 30 MW Solar

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Witkop Solar Power Plant is a 30 MW solar power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
Core Energy (Pty) Ltd

Operator

Location
-24.04, 29.37

Coordinates

Insights

#151
largest in South Africa
#1,522
largest Solar worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
2014
2 yrs older than avg
1
operated by Core Energy (Pty)…
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
Core Energy (Pty) Ltd
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-24.042, 29.369

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,939 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
58,184 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

422
cars per year
259
homes per year
88,157
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Witkop Solar Power Plant is a 30 MW solar facility in South Africa, operated by Core Energy (Pty) Ltd since 2014.

Ranked #65 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 30 MW represents 0.61% 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 Witkop 3.3 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Mogalakwena Solar Power Station (0 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Limpopo Province, approximately 300 km northeast of Pretoria.

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