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The Paleisheuwel solar plant, South Africa

The Paleisheuwel solar plant, South Africa

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The plant

The Paleisheuwel solar plant

The facility, which is located in South Africa's Western Cape province, has an installed capacity of 82.5 MW and is able to generate more than 153 GWh per year. That’s the equivalent of the annual energy consumption needs of around 48,000 South African households, and it avoids the emission of more than 140,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. We completed the Paleisheuwel photovoltaic power plant and connected it to the grid in 2016. Paleisheuwel has an installed capacity of 82.5 MW and is able to generate more than 153 GWh per year.

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Technology

Solar

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Status

In operation

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Capacity

82.5 MW

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Energy production

153 GWh

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CO₂ emissions avoided

140,000 tons of COper year

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Energy needs met

48,000 households each year

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Milestones

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Impact on local communities

42 days. This was how long the residents of Paleisheuwel – a small farming community in South Africa's Western Cape – had to wait between one visit from their mobile clinic and another. The alternative? Traveling by foot for roughly 50 km to the nearest city, to see a doctor or buy basic medicines.

Since July 2019, things have changed: the residents of this community can go to the Sandveld Health Centre, which offers basic medical services, any time. The center was inaugurated by Enel Green Power with the cooperation of CMAN (the Cederberg Matzikama Aids Network).

The Paleisheuwel Solar Plant, in the Cederberg Municipality, approximately 200 kilometers north of Cape Town, donated a large collection of office furniture to CMAN.

CMAN is a local development agency located in Citrusdal, approximately 50 kilometers from Paleisheuwel. It has a strong focus on health and wellbeing, offering programs that relate to HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis DOT (Directly Observed Therapy), and food security community-oriented care. The donation included office desks, chairs and assorted tables. These additions will make the CMAN office a more comfortable environment and enable greater collaboration in the workplace.

Partnership

The solar plant, which was awarded to us as part of round four of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), is supported by a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with the South African energy utility provider, Eskom.

Contacts

South Africa

102 Rivonia Road Tower 2 EY Building, Johannesburg

Business development

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