KaXu Solar One Thermosolar Plant

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KaXu Solar One Thermosolar Plant is an operating solar thermal farm in Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for KaXu Solar One Thermosolar Plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
Operating[1] 2015[1] 100 MWac[2] Solar Thermal[2] Abengoa [51%]; Industrial Development CORP (IDC) [29%]; Community Owned - KaXu Community Trust [20%][3] Abengoa[4]

More information on this solar thermal project can be found at csp.guru.


Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for KaXu Solar One Thermosolar Plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Khâi-Ma Local Municipality, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa[5] -28.8793, 19.5929 (exact)[5]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.abengoa.com/web/en/negocio/energia/termosolar/index.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Johan Lilliestam, Richard Thonig, Chuncheng Zang, Alina Gilmanova (2021). "CSP.guru". CSP guru. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. https://www.abengoa.com/web/en/novedades/kaxu/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.renewable-technology.com/projects/kaxu-solar-one-pofadder-northern-cape/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://goo.gl/maps/L4bGYCWtBtEmqABS8. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)