South Africa: Scatec Solar Completes 258 MW Upington Solar Power Plant

Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Scatec Solar has completed the third sub-project at the Upington solar power plant. With the connection to the grid of the 86 MW Dyason's Klip 2 solar power plant, the three Upington solar power plants in South Africa with a total capacity of 258 MW are now fully operational.

In total, the entire power plant complex is expected to generate 650 million kWh (650 GWh) of solar power annually.

“We are proud to have achieved this major milestone. Power supply is considered critical infrastructure, and we are pleased to be supporting South African power supply with renewable energy to another 40,000 households annually, said Raymond Carlsen, CEO of Scatec Solar.

The Upington solar project consists of three sub-projects that were awarded in the fourth round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPP) in South Africa. The independent Norwegian solar power producer Scatec Solar owns 42 percent, Norfund holds 18 percent, the surrounding community of Upington 5 percent and H1 Holdings, a South African investor, holds the remaining 35 percent of the shares.

Source: IWR Online, 20 Apr 2020