George Airport— 0.75 MW Solar
George Airport is a 0.75 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by Airports Company of SA. Ranked #91 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 0.75 MW represents 0.02% 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 this facility 0.0075 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Gourikwa Power Station (746 MW, Gas), Gourikwa (740 MW, Oil), and PetroSA Biogas Plant (4.2 MW, Waste). The facility is located in the Western Cape, approximately 70 km east of George.
South Africa, Africa
- 204. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #38,512 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,818 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Airports Company of SA operates 2 plants totalling 2 MW
3 plants within 100 km, 1,490 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
George Airport is a solar power plant producing approximately 1 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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