Harmony Free State Solar Plant

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Other names: Project Goldfish (Phases 1A, 1B, 1C)

Harmony Free State Solar Plant is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Welkom, Free State, South Africa.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Harmony Free State Solar Plant

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner
1 Operating[1] 2023[2] 30 MW[3] PV[2] Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd [100%][2]
2 Construction[2] 2025 (planned)[1] 137 MW[3] PV[2] Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd [100%][2]
3 Announced[4] 56 MW[4] Assumed PV[4] Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd [100%][4]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Harmony Free State Solar Plant

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Welkom, Free State, South Africa[5] -27.8657, 26.7123 (exact)[5]
2 Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa[1] -27.9255, 26.7054 (approximate)[1]
3 Moqhaka Local Municipality, Fezile Dabi District Municipality, Free State, South Africa[6] -27.2998, 27.1195 (approximate)[6]

The map below shows the locations of the solar farm phases:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240207142523/https://www.harmony.co.za/investors/news/company-announcements/2023/phase1-30mw-solar-plant-freestate-15aug2023/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240207104049/https://www.harmony.co.za/investors/news/company-announcements/2022/1353-harmony-demonstrates-esg1-in-action-as-it-concludes-esg-linked-loans-and-starts-construction-of-three-10mw-solar-photovoltaic-plants/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220713065850/https://seekingalpha.com/news/3845042-harmony-gold-starts-building-three-10-mw-solar-plants-in-south-africa. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240201092719/https://www.harmony.co.za/sustainability/environment/energy-climate-change/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.africa-energy.com/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01922-1, https://www.africa-energy.com/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.harmony.co.za/business/sa https://www.harmony.co.za/invest/company-announcements/2022/item/1353-harmony-demonstrates-esg1-in-action-as-it-concludes-esg-linked-loans-and-starts-construction-of-three-10mw-solar-photovoltaic-plants, https://www.harmony.co.za/business/sa. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)