De Wildt Solar project— 50 MW Solar
De Wildt Solar project is a 50 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by De Wildt and commissioned in 2021. Ranked #49 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 50 MW represents 1.02% 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 De Wildt 2 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Rooiwal power station (300 MW, Coal) and Pretoria West power station (180 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Gauteng Province, approximately 50 km north of Johannesburg.
5 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 129. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #822 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.07% of the installed capacity of South Africa
5 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
De Wildt operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 1,282 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
De Wildt Solar project is a solar power plant producing approximately 79 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
South Africa- Continent
- Africa
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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