Kathu Solar Park is a 100 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by Building Power. It was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #1 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. This plant's 100 MW represents 2.04% 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 Kathu Solar Park equal in size. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kathu CSP (100 MW, Solar), Sishen Solar Power Plant (94.3 MW, Solar), and Adams Solar PV Project (82.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Northern Cape Province, approximately 200 km from Kimberley.
7 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 67. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #10,042 worldwide by installed capacity
- #283 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.14% of the installed capacity of South Africa
7 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Building Power operates 1 plants totalling 100 MW
10 plants within 100 km, 836 MW combined
Source: IPP Project South Africa
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kathu Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 158 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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