SA’s largest concentrated solar power plant set to light up 179,000 households

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SA’s largest concentrated solar power plant set to light up 179,000 households
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SPONSORED | Investec As SA struggles with power supply, the country has received a 100MW injection into the electricity grid – through a new concentrated solar power plant in Kathu, Northern Cape. PartnerwithInvestec

Kathu Solar Plant is the largest concentrated solar power plant in the country. Picture: SUPPLIED/KATHU SOLAR PLANTAs SA struggles with power supply, the country has received a 100MW injection into the electricity grid – through a new concentrated solar power plant in Kathu, Northern Cape.

It is the largest concentrated solar power plant in SA. The project will supply an estimated 179,000 households with renewable energy and save 6m tonnes of carbon emissions over a 20-year period.The independent power producer boasts cutting-edge technology and is equipped with a molten salt storage system that allows thermal energy storage, which limits the intermittent nature of solar energy.

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