El Kheneg solar farm

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Other names: El Khnag 2 solar plant, PV Laghouat-II, El Khnag 1 solar plant, PV Laghouat-I

El Kheneg solar farm (محطة الخنق للطاقة الشمسية ٢, محطة الخنق للطاقة الشمسية ١) is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Laghouat, Aïn Madhi District, Algeria.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for El Kheneg solar farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2016[1][2] 20 MW[1][3][2] PV[2] Shariket Kahraba wa Taket Moutadjadida SPA (SKTM) (سونلغاز)[2] Shariket Kahraba wa Taket Moutadjadida SPA (SKTM); China Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group; Sinohydro and Yingli Green Energy Holding[4]
2 Operating[1] 2017[1] 40 MW[1][5][3] PV[5] Shariket Kahraba wa Taket Moutadjadida SPA (SKTM) (سونلغاز)[2] Shariket Kahraba wa Taket Moutadjadida SPA (SKTM); China Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group; Sinohydro and Yingli Green Energy Holding[4]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for El Kheneg solar farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Laghouat, Aïn Madhi District, Laghouat, Algeria[6][7] 33.7298, 2.8164 (exact)[7][6]
2 Laghouat, Aïn Madhi District, Laghouat, Algeria[8][9] 33.7249, 2.8071 (exact)[9][8]

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References

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