| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Kathu Solar Park |
| Location: | Kathu |
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality | |
| Northern Cape South Africa | |
| Owners (%): | Kathu Solar Park Consortium |
| Technology | Parabolic Trough |
| Solar Resource: | 2830 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 100 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2019 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2016 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 500 |
| Lat/Long Location | -27.734,23.063 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km2) | 4.5 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | Engie |
| France | |
| EPC | Acciona, Sener |
| Spain | |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Eskom |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2019) | 12000.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $917.86 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 9178.6 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.16 |
| 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 | 1.8 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2019 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.14 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 20 |
| Support Scheme Type | PPA |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Sener |
| Spain | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | SenerTrough2 |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Thermal Oil |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
| Solar Field or Receiver Inlet Temperture (C) | 293°C |
| Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 393°C |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Rioglass |
| Spain | |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 100 MW |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Dry |
| Thermal Energy Storage | |
| Storage Type | 2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity (Hours) | 5 |
| Storage Description | Molten salt |
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