Rustenberg Platinum Mine solar farm

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Other names: Bushveld

Rustenberg Platinum Mine solar farm is an announced solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Rustenburg, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Rustenberg Platinum Mine solar farm

Phase name	Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner
Bathopele	Announced	2025 (planned)	80 MW	PV	Sibanye-Stillwater
Karee	Announced	2025 (planned)	65 MW	PV	Sibanye-Stillwater
Roland	Announced	2025 (planned)	30 MW	PV	Sibanye-Stillwater

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Rustenberg Platinum Mine solar farm

Phase Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bathopele	Rustenburg, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	-25.6789, 27.3085 (approximate)
Karee	Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	-25.6849, 27.4626 (approximate)
Roland	Madibeng Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa	-25.6802, 27.5188 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate locations of the solar farm phases:

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