Solar Capital Orange PV Park is an 86.25MW solar PV power project. It is planned in Northern Cape, South Africa. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the under construction stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2020 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in 2024. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is being developed by JA Solar Investment China, Phakwe Power and Solar Capital. JA Solar Investment China, Solar Capital, Phakwe Power and Solar Capital Orange Community Trust are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 30%, 30%, 27.5% and 12.5% respectively.
Solar Capital Orange PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is planned over 193 hectares.
The project is expected to generate 200,000MWh electricity and supply enough clean energy to power 50,000 households. The project cost is expected to be around $130m.
Smarter leaders trust GlobalData
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2020. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by 2024.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project will be sold to Eskom Holdings SOC under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The offtake capacity is expected to be 75MW.
Contractors involved
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy is expected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
JA Solar Holdings will be the supplier of the PV modules for the solar power project. The company is expected to supply modules with rated capacity of 310W.
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy is expected to perform operations and maintenance for the solar PV power project.
See Also:
For more details on Solar Capital Orange PV Park, buy the profile here.
Premium Insights
From
The gold standard of business intelligence.
Blending expert knowledge with cutting-edge technology, GlobalData’s unrivalled proprietary data will enable you to decode what’s happening in your market. You can make better informed decisions and gain a future-proof advantage over your competitors.
GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying research used to produce this article.
This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.
