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.
12 years old
South Africa, Africa
- 151. largest of 232 plants in South Africa
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,522 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of South Africa
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Core Energy (Pty) Ltd operates 1 plants totalling 30 MW
1 plants within 100 km, 0 MW combined
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Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Witkop Solar Power Plant is a solar power plant producing approximately 47 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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