Massive R12 billion South African solar farm ready to launch in 2019

[BusinessTech]

Massive R12 billion South African solar farm ready to launch in 2019

The Kathu Solar Park in the Northern Cape has successfully completed its first synchronisation of power to the national grid.

 

[Ockie]

4.5 square kilometres for 100mw and only 4.5 hours after sun set? Meh.

 

[DTBA]

4.5 square kilometres for 100mw and only 4.5 hours after sun set? Meh.

sunset around here is 19:00 so that will give power at peak time ? wont it

 

[Ockie]

sunset around here is 19:00 so that will give power at peak time ? wont it

True....but sun intensity would decrease a lot before that surely. Anyway....just seems pretty meh for such a big sprawling thing to produce only 100mw.

 

[DTBA]

True....but sun intensity would decrease a lot before that surely. Anyway....just seems pretty meh for such a big sprawling thing to produce only 100mw.

I need to go look this system vs solar panel system

 

[DTBA]

other solar panel plants

This 9.7 square kilometer solar energy farm has a nameplate capacity of 290 MW peak.

 

[Neuk_]

I hope they have registered their solar installation so they avoid fines.

 

[Ancalagon]

other solar panel plants

This 9.7 square kilometer solar energy farm has a nameplate capacity of 290 MW peak.

It could be that they sacrificed efficiency in order to provide power after the sun sets. Just guessing though, I really don't know.

 

[DTBA]

It could be that they sacrificed efficiency in order to provide power after the sun sets. Just guessing though, I really don't know.

yea I guess the salt is for peak hours, we going to need a **** load more to stop load shedding from 18:00 22:00

at this rate.



Also before somebody comes here and says that coal plants takes up less space. well can't even supply our current plants with coal

 

[Purply]

Would love to know the ROI on this type of project

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

True....but sun intensity would decrease a lot before that surely. Anyway....just seems pretty meh for such a big sprawling thing to produce only 100mw.

100MW capacity delivering a projected 390GWh per year – enough to run almost 180,000 households

 

[namzsteve]

I hope they have registered their solar installation so they avoid fines.

ROFL