Sishen Solar Plant

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Sishen Solar Plant is an operating solar farm in Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Sishen Solar Plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner	Operator
Operating	2014	94 MWp/dc	Assumed PV	Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) [25%]; Acciona SA [55%]; Soul City [10%]; Dibeng Community Solar Energy Trust [10%]	Besamandla

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Sishen Solar Plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa	-27.5778, 22.9309 (exact)

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