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Kathu CSP Plant Northern Cape, South Africa
ACCIONA has completed the construction of this 100 MW solar thermal power plant in the province of Northern Cape, South Africa.

Kathu Solar Park, located in the town of Kathu, province of Northern Cape, South Africa, is a 100 MW CSP solar thermal energy plant. ACCIONA is a member of the consortium that carried out this project, which was inaugurated in 2019.

The project began after a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed between ENGIE and Eskom, the public electricity utility of South Africa. 

Kathu Solar Park is a Concentrated Solar Power plant (CSP) equipped with parabolic trough collector technology and a thermal storage system using molten salts to enable 4.5 hours of thermal energy supply, which extends the plant's operating capacity after sunset. Kathu will produce enough energy to provide for the electricity demand of 150,000 homes. 

Construction of this plant began in May 2016. During the construction phase of this project, around 1,200 new jobs were created, roughly 36% of which will be local. In addition, Kathu Solar Park is expected to prevent six million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the course of 20 years and will promote local economic development through various projects, such as a local community fund to benefit the surrounding John Taolo Gaetsewe area in Northern Cape, as well as subcontracting of other services to local contractors.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Project undertaken by ACCIONA's Infrastructure Division

Location
Northern Cape, South Africa
Client
Engie
Capacity
100 MWe
Contract type
EPC - Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning
Technology
Parabolic trough collectors with thermal storage using molten salts for 4.5 hours
Year construction started
2016

 

  • 100 MW power
  • 4.5 hours of thermal storage
  • Estimated net production of 500 GWh per year
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