Ilanga 1 Solar Thermal Power Plant

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Other names: Karoshoek Solar One, Elang Solar Farm

Ilanga 1 Solar Thermal Power Plant is an operating solar thermal farm in ǁKhara Hais Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Ilanga 1 Solar Thermal Power Plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
Operating[1] 2018[2] 100 MWac[2] Solar Thermal[2] Industrial Development CORP (IDC) [20%]; Cobra Group [20%]; Public Investment CORP (PIC) [20%]; Emvelo Group [15%]; Community Owned - Karoshoek Community Trust [15%]; Hosken Consolidated Investments LTD [10%][3] SENER[4]

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


Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Ilanga 1 Solar Thermal Power Plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
ǁKhara Hais Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa[5] -28.4819, 21.5204 (exact)[5]

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Additional data

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References

  1. https://www.esi-africa.com/renewable-energy/csp-continues-to-be-a-shining-star/. {{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://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/100-mw-karoshoek-solar-one-csp-project-commissioned-in-northern-cape-2018-12-03/rep_id:4136. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.energy.sener/project/parabolic-trough-plant--ilanga-1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://goo.gl/maps/yocL9JnzLemL3QZt6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)