| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Bokpoort |
| Location: | Groblershoop |
| ZF Mgcawu District Municipality | |
| Northern Cape Saudi Arabia | |
| Owners (%): | ACWA |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2949 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 50 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2016 |
| Status Date | October 25, 2023 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2013 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 230 |
| Lat/Long Location | -28.74,21.995 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km2) | 1 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | ACWA |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| EPC | Sener, Acciona, TSK |
| Spain | |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Eskom |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2016) | $565.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $585.83 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 11716.6 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.22 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration ZAR/kWh | 2.52 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2016 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.18 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 20 |
| Support Scheme Type | PPA |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m2) | 588600 |
| # of Loops | 180 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SenerTrough |
| Mirror Manufacturer | Flabeg FE |
| Germany | |
| Mirror Model | RP3 |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide: Dowtherm A |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| Working Fluid Manufacturer | Dow |
| # of Heat Collector Elements (HCEs) | 26000 |
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Schott |
| Germany | |
| Receiver Model | PTR 70 |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 50 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Germany | |
| Turbine Model | SST 800 |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Wet |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 9.3 |
| Storage Description | Molten salts (1300 MWht) |
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