Scatec Solar
South Africa Project - 75 MW PV Plant Kalkbult
THE KALKBULT PLANT, situated in the Northern Cape region, is currently the largest solar plant in Africa. Connected three months ahead of schedule, it was the first Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) project to be grid connected and operational in South Africa.
The solar power plant was built by Scatec Solar and local partners and became the first utility-scale renewable energy facility to supply electricity to Eskom after connecting to the grid three months ahead of schedule. The 75 MW Kalkbult solar PV plant near Petrusville in the sun-drenched Northern Cape will
generate 135 million kilowatt hours a year, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 33 000 households.
It was fully commissioned within 10 months. Construction commenced in late November 2012 and the first electricity delivered to the grid began in September 2013.
kilometres of substructure linked to inverters, transformers and a high voltage sub-station.
During peak construction periods, more than 600 employees, the majority from the local community, worked at the Kalkbult construction site, achieving more than 750 000 accident free hours.
Some 16% of employees were women, who participated at all levels, from management and administration to construction activities.
The Kalkbult plant covers 105 hectares of a working sheep farm and includes 312 000 solar panels mounted on 156
The nearest town to the project is Petrusville, about 100 kilometres north east of De Aar on the N1. Land for the project has been leased from a sheep farmer who will continue to run his business alongside the solar PV facility.
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