Mulilo De Aar Solar PV Park is a 10MW solar PV power project. It is located in Northern Cape, South Africa. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2012 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2014. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by GRI Renewable Industries, Mulilo Renewable Energy and X-ELIO Energy. GRI Renewable Industries and Mulilo Renewable Energy are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 60% and 20% respectively.
Mulilo De Aar Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 17 hectares.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2012 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2014.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Eskom Holdings SOC under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 10MW.
Contractors involved
ABB South Africa, GRI Renewable Industries and X-ELIO Energy were selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
Trina Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company provided 44,880 modules each with 230W of nameplate capacity.
ABB supplied 20 inverters to the project site.
The project is utilising trackers supplied by Powerway Renewable Energy.
ABB South Africa and X-ELIO Energy were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
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About GRI Renewable Industries
GRI Renewable Industries SL (GRI), a subsidiary of Corporacion Gestamp SL, is a renewable energy service provider. The company offers development, promotion, construction and operation of electric generation power plants from biomass, wind and solar energy. It offers products such as towers, forgings, flanges and castings for renewable energy sector. It also develops renewable energy projects comprising the construction and operation of plants. The company caters to wind, automotive and industrial markets. It has operations in the US, Europe, India, South Africa, and Spain. GRI is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
About Mulilo Renewable Energy
Mulilo Renewable Energy (Pty) Ltd (MRE) is a developer of renewable energy projects. The company develops wind and solar PV technologies and builds, owns and operates large scale renewable projects in South Africa. It also offers asset management services, economic development advisory services and customized energy solutions to commercial and industrial clients. The company’s projects include Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska, Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV, Longyuan Mulilo De AAR, Mulilo Prieska PV and others. It works in partnership with various energy organizations to develop novel projects. MRE is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.
About X-ELIO Energy
X-ELIO Energy SL (X-ELIO), formerly Gestamp Solar, is a renewable energy company. The company constructs, design, develops, installs, finances and operates solar photovoltaic plants. It offers services such as site selection, feasibility studies, project definitions, construction, transport and assembly, negotiations and project legalization. X-ELIO also provides monitoring, operation and maintenance, project design and investment analysis services. The company focusses to adopt traditional sources such as oil and coal. Solar energy is expected to become the biggest source of electricity in the world. X-ELIO is headquartered in Madrid city, Madrid, Spain.
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