El Kheneg solar farm

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

El Kheneg solar farm (محطة الخنق للطاقة الشمسية ١, محطة الخنق للطاقة الشمسية ٢) 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) [100%] (شركة الكهرباء و الطاقات المتجددة)[2] Shariket Kahraba wa Taket Moutadjadida SPA (SKTM); China Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group; Sinohydro and Yingli Green Energy Holding (شركة الكهرباء و الطاقات المتجددة)[4][4][4]
2 Operating[1] 2017[1] 40 MW[1][3][5] PV[5] Shariket Kahraba wa Taket Moutadjadida SPA (SKTM) [100%] (شركة الكهرباء و الطاقات المتجددة)[2] Shariket Kahraba wa Taket Moutadjadida SPA (SKTM); China Hydropower Engineering Consulting Group; Sinohydro and Yingli Green Energy Holding (شركة الكهرباء و الطاقات المتجددة)[4][4][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)[6][7]
2 Laghouat, Aïn Madhi District, Laghouat, Algeria[8][9] 33.7249, 2.8071 (exact)[8][9]

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