Lesedi Solar Park

Lesedi Solar Park
28°18'36"S 23°21'47"E
Country South Africa
Location Postmasburg, Northern Cape Province
Coordinates 28°18′36″S 23°21′47″E / 28.31000°S 23.36306°E / -28.31000; 23.36306Coordinates: 28°18′36″S 23°21′47″E / 28.31000°S 23.36306°E / -28.31000; 23.36306
Status Operational
Solar farm
Type Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Units operational 277,632
Nameplate capacity 75 MWp, 64 MWAC

The Lesedi Solar Park is a 75-megawatt (MW)[1] solar photovoltaic power plant in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. The solar park with 277,632 PV solar panels which went fully on line in May 2014, and will supply electricity for 65,000 homes, while reducing the use of pollution-generating fossil fuels.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Lesedi PV Project". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Lesedi Solar PV Project, Kimberly, South Africa". Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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