De Aar Solar Power
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De Aar Solar Power is located 6 km outside the town of De Aar in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The facility is based on over 100 hectares of Emathanjeni Municipal land, and comprises 167,580 solar (PV) panels. De Aar Solar Power supplies Eskom with 85,458 MWh of renewable electrical energy per year; enough to power more than 19 000 average South African households.[1]
De Aar Solar Power | |
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Country | South Africa |
Location | De Aar, Northern Cape Province |
Coordinates | 30°37′30″S 24°1′46″E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 2014 |
Operator(s) | Globeleq |
Solar farm | |
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Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 48 MWp |
Annual net output | 89.4 GWh |
De Aar Solar Power signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Eskom as part of the South African Government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme[2] (REIPPP) and was one of the first solar power projects in South Africa.[3] The project also has an Implementation Agreement with the South African Department of Energy.
The project received full Environmental Authorisation from the Department of Environmental Affairs in 2011.