KaXu Solar One

KaXu Solar One (KXSO) is a concentrated solar thermal plant located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, NE from the town of Pofadder, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality. KaXu Solar One is a 100 megawatt (MW) parabolic trough plant and covers an area of 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres).^[2]

Kaxu Solar One
Country	South Africa
Location	Pofadder
Coordinates	28°52′52″S 19°35′35″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	November 2012
Commission date	2 March 2015
Construction cost	$860 million[1]
Solar farm
Type	CSP
CSP technology	Parabolic trough
Site area	1,100 hectares (2,718 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	100 MW
Capacity factor	36.5% (planned)
Annual net output	320 GWh (planned)
Storage capacity	250 MW·he
External links
Website	kaxu

The KXSO collector surface is more than 800,000 m² (8,600,000 sq ft) with a full-load molten salt storage capacity of 2.5 hours.

The project is developed by the Spanish company Abengoa, and financed with help from Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Community Trust group.

The name comes from Khoekhoe: !Ka xu //nu, lit. 'The whole sky'.^[2]

See also

• South Africa portal
• Renewable energy portal

• List of solar thermal power stations
• Solar thermal energy
• List of power stations in South Africa