Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Project

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Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Project is an operating solar thermal farm in !Kheis Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Project

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
Operating[1] 2016[2] 50 MWac[2] Solar Thermal[2] ACWA Power[3] NOMAC; Invest In Africa Energy[4]

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


Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Project

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
!Kheis Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa[5] -28.7333, 21.9955 (exact)[5]

The map below shows the exact location of the solar farm:

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Additional data

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References

  1. https://www.solarpaces.org/bokpoort-breaks-a-solar-record-csp-operating-round-the-clock-13-days/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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://solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/bokpoort. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.power-technology.com/projects/bokpoort-concentrated-solar-power-project-northern-cape-province/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://goo.gl/maps/ra2sh5XNEfC2e7977. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)