Teraco building 120MW solar plant in the Free State

[Daniel Puchert]

Biggest data centre operator in South Africa building 120MW solar plant

Data centre operator Teraco has commenced the construction of a 120-megawatt solar PV plant in the Free State, which is expected to come online by late 2026.

Once complete, the plant will produce more than 354,000 MWh annually.

 

[Fuzzbox]

One less paying customer for ESKOM.

Wash Rinse Repeat.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

smart idea TBH, wish more private businesses would do this,
can only be a good thing to be off Eskoms grid.

 

[Thorium]

Carbon credits are a thing.

 

[LCBXX]

How are they getting their PV electricity back to their datacentres?

 

[McSack]

How are they getting their PV electricity back to their datacentres?

Eskom grid

 

[LCBXX]

Eskom grid

LOL.
LMAO!

 

[ProfA]

I drove past this site. It's truly a site to behold. Huge. And I mean huge. Many many rugby fields huge.

 

[Unhappy1]

smart idea TBH, wish more private businesses would do this,
can only be a good thing to be off Eskoms grid.

Loads of private businesses are doing it?

 

[Thorium]

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