World Power Plants

Soutpan Solar Park28 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Soutpan Solar Park is a 28 MW solar power plant in South Africa, operated by Soutpan Solar Power since 2014. Ranked #66 of 101 solar plants in South Africa. Its 28 MW represents 0.57% 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 Soutpan Solar Park 3.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Soutpan Solar Power Plant (28 MW, Solar). The facility is located in South Africa's Limpopo Province, approximately 300 km northeast of Johannesburg.

Capacity
28 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Soutpan Solar Power
Location
-22.9920°, 29.2512°

South Africa, Africa

Context & rankings
  • 153. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
  • #17,220 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,760 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of South Africa
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Soutpan Solar Power operates 1 plants totalling 28 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 28 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mogalakwena Solar Power Station (113.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -22.991980, 29.251215
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Soutpan Solar Park is a solar power plant producing approximately 44 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

South AfricaEnergy Profile

232
Total Plants
71.9 GW
Total Capacity
CoalHydroSolarGas
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