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["Deal ID","Is public","Deal scope","Deal size","Target country","Current size under contract","Current size in operation (production)","Current negotiation status","Current implementation status","Fully updated","Top parent companies","Intended size (in ha)","Size under contract (leased or purchased area, in ha)","Size in operation (production, in ha)","Comment on land area","Intention of investment","Comment on intention of investment","Carbon offset project","Comment on carbon offset project","Nature of the deal","Comment on nature of the deal","Negotiation status","Comment on negotiation status","Implementation status","Comment on implementation status","Purchase price","Purchase price currency","Purchase price area type","Purchase price area","Comment on purchase price","Annual leasing fee","Annual leasing fee currency","Annual leasing fee type","Annual leasing fee area","Comment on leasing fees","Contract farming","On leased / purchased","On leased area/farmers/households","Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)","Not on leased area/farmers/households (out-grower)","Comment on contract farming","Jobs created (total)","Planned number of jobs (total)","Planned employees (total)","Planned daily/seasonal workers (total)","Current total number of jobs/employees/ daily/seasonal workers","Comment on jobs created (total)","Jobs created (foreign)","Planned number of jobs (foreign)","Planned employees (foreign)","Planned daily/seasonal workers (foreign)","Current foreign number of jobs/employees/ daily/seasonal workers","Comment on jobs created (foreign)","Jobs created (domestic)","Planned number of jobs (domestic)","Planned employees (domestic)","Planned daily/seasonal workers (domestic)","Current domestic number of jobs/employees/ daily/seasonal workers","Comment on jobs created (domestic)","Actors involved in the negotiation / admission process","Name of investment project","Comment on investment chain","Operating company: Investor ID","Operating company: Name","Operating company: Country of registration/origin","Operating company: Classification","Operating company: Investor homepage","Operating company: Opencorporates link","Operating company: Comment","Name of community","Name of indigenous people","Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected","Recognition status of community land tenure","Comment on recognitions status of community land tenure","Community consultation","Comment on consultation of local community","Community reaction","Comment on community reaction","Presence of land conflicts","Comment on presence of land conflicts","Displacement of people","Number of people actually displaced","Number of households actually displaced","Number of people displaced out of their community land","Number of people displaced staying on community land","Number of households displaced \"only\" from their agricultural fields","Number of people facing displacement once project is fully implemented","Comment on displacement of people","Negative impacts for local communities","Comment on negative impacts for local communities","Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)","Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)","Promised benefits for local communities","Comment on promised benefits for local communities","Materialized benefits for local communities","Comment on materialized benefits for local communities","Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)","Former land owner","Comment on former land owner","Former land use","Comment on former land use","Former land cover","Comment on former land cover","Crops area/yield/export","Comment on crops","Livestock area/yield/export","Comment on livestock","Mineral resources area/yield/export","Comment on mineral resources","Contract farming crops","Comment on contract farming crops","Contract farming livestock","Comment on contract farming livestock","Electricity generation","Comment on electricity generation","Carbon sequestration/offsetting","Comment on carbon sequestration/offsetting","Has domestic use","Domestic use","Has export","Export","Country 1","Country 1 ratio","Country 2","Country 2 ratio","Country 3","Country 3 ratio","Comment on use of produce","In country processing of produce","Comment on in country processing of produce","Processing facilities / production infrastructure of the project (e.g. oil mill, ethanol distillery, biomass power plant etc.)","In-country end products of the project","Water extraction envisaged","Comment on water extraction envisaged","Source of water extraction","Comment on source of water extraction","Comment on how much do investors pay for water","Water extraction amount","Comment on how much water is extracted","Use of irrigation infrastructure","Comment on use of irrigation infrastructure","Water footprint of the investment project","Comment on gender-related info","Overall comment","Not public","Comment on not public"]
[9820,"Yes","domestic","150.00","South Africa","150.00","150.00","Concluded (Contract signed)","In operation (production)","2024-03-01T11:55:01.691000+00:00","Lesedi Power Company#44709#South Africa","150.00","#current#150","#current#150","The two solar power projects together are built on 150ha of land ","#current#150#Solar park","Solar farm",{"$nulls":4},"#current#Concluded (Contract signed)",null,"2013-01##Startup phase (no production)|2014-05#current#In operation (production)"," The construction of the project started in January 2013 and full commercial operations began in May 2014.\n",{"$nulls":10},"No",{"$nulls":5},"Yes",null,100,null,null," created more than 600 construction jobs and 100 permanent operational and maintenance jobs",{"$nulls":12},"South African Department of Energy#Government / state institutions (government, ministries, departments, agencies etc.)",null,"The project cost is $293m.The project was developed by Intikon Energy and SolarReserve. Company website indicates investors are Intikon Energy, Kensani, Solarreserve, GCL and African infrastructure investment mangers. Another states indicates ownership as follows Solar Reserve [25%]; Kensani Capital [17.5%]; Oakleaf Investment Holdings [50%]; Community Owned - Letsatsi Community Trust [7.5%], however it is understood that this is when the bid was submitted. GRS Energy’s contract has been renewed for the operation and maintenance of the plant. Data source 3 indicates operating company as Lesedi Power Company. ",44709,"Lesedi Power Company","South Africa",{"$nulls":3},"The project was developed by Intikon Energy and SolarReserve. GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, Intikon Energy, Kensani Capital, Old Mutual Life Assurance Co (South Africa) and SolarReserve are currently owning the project.\n\n",{"$nulls":23},"Education|Capacity building","The Lesedi project contributes towards rural development programmes, skills and technology transfer, and education enhancement, creating indirect and induced jobs across the supply chain.","Education|Capacity building","The Lesedi project contributes towards rural development programmes, skills and technology transfer, and education enhancement, creating indirect and induced jobs across the supply chain.",{"$nulls":17},"#current#None#PHOTOVOLTAIC#None#None#75#None","It annually generates approximately 150,000MWh of clean, renewable energy, which is enough to meet the yearly electricity needs of approximately 65,000 homes in South Africa. Lesedi Solar Project is a 75MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power project. Some sources state 80MW. ",null,null,"Yes",100,"No",{"$nulls":7},"Eskom will purchase 100% of the electricity produced under a 20-year contract, and will then use this electricity for distribution to its customers in South Africa. The electrical output of the Lesedi solar project is fed to a 132kV distribution line owned by South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom","No",{"$nulls":15},false]

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["ID","Deal ID","Spatial accuracy level","Location","Point","Facility name","Location description","Comment on location"]
["lOCOGaQT",9820,"Exact location","Postmasburg, South Africa","-28.31773,23.35134","Humansrus Farm","The plant is situated in an area with low population density and receiving 2,500 hours of sunshine a year.","Siuated in Postmasburg, Northern Cape Province, South Africa"]

{"sheet":"Contracts","index":2,"n_rows":1,"n_cols":7,"rows_kept":1}
["ID","Deal ID","Contract number","Contract date","Contract expiration date","Duration of the agreement","Comment on contract"]

{"sheet":"Data sources","index":3,"n_rows":5,"n_cols":13,"rows_kept":5}
["ID","Deal ID","Data source type","URL","File","Publication title","Date","Name","Organisation","Email","Phone","Open Contracting ID","Comment on data source"]
["B9LWWsD-",9820,"Company sources","https://www.power-technology.com/projects/lesedi-solar-pv-project-kimberly/","uploads/Lesedi Solar PV Project, Kimberly - Power Technology.pdf","Lesedi Solar PV Project, Kimberly","2014-05-30",null,"Power Technology"]
["HkV9xel3",9820,"Company sources","https://sr.energy/lesedi/","uploads/Lesedi - SR ENERGY.pdf","Lesedi - SR ENERGY","2020",null," SR ENERGY"]
["m52G0weE",9820,"Media report","https://www.afrik21.africa/en/south-africa-grs-will-operate-the-lesedi-and-letsatsi-solar-parks-for-5-years/","uploads/SOUTH AFRICA_ GRS will operate the Lesedi and Letsatsi solar parks for 5 years _ Afrik 21.pdf","SOUTH AFRICA: GRS will operate the Lesedi and Letsatsi solar parks for 5 years","2020-11-03",null,"Afrik 21"]
["2pnSnmC1",9820,"Government sources",null,"uploads/RNW2962-181107.pdf","National Assembly Question: 2962"]

{"sheet":"Involvements","index":4,"n_rows":11,"n_cols":12,"rows_kept":11}
["Involvement ID","Investor ID Downstream","Investor Name Downstream","Investor ID Upstream","Investor Name Upstream","Relation type","Investment type","Ownership share","Loan amount","Loan currency","Loan date","Comment"]
[13441,44702,"Letsatsi Solar Energy Ltd",44703,"Solar Reserve","Parent company","Shares/Equity",25,{"$nulls":3},"In 2011, SolarReserve joined with local empowerment infrastructure investors and local developers in the South African market to develop large-scale photovoltaic solar energy projects."]
[13442,44702,"Letsatsi Solar Energy Ltd",44704,"Kensani Capital","Parent company","Shares/Equity",17.5]
[13538,44719,"Jasper Solar Energy Project",44704,"Kensani Capital","Parent company","Shares/Equity",23.1]
[13542,44719,"Jasper Solar Energy Project",44703,"Solar Reserve","Parent company","Shares/Equity",5]
[13545,44719,"Jasper Solar Energy Project",44710," Intikon Energy ","Parent company","Shares/Equity",4.8]
[13925,44709,"Lesedi Power Company",44711,"GCL-Poly Energy Holdings","Parent company"]
[13926,44709,"Lesedi Power Company",44704,"Kensani Capital","Parent company"]
[13927,44709,"Lesedi Power Company",44703,"Solar Reserve","Parent company"]
[13928,44709,"Lesedi Power Company",45328,"African Infrastructure Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd","Parent company"]
[13929,44709,"Lesedi Power Company",44710," Intikon Energy ","Parent company"]

{"sheet":"Investors","index":5,"n_rows":7,"n_cols":8,"rows_kept":7}
["Investor ID","Name","Country of registration/origin","Classification","Investor homepage","Opencorporates link","Comment","Action comment"]
[44703,"Solar Reserve","South Africa",null,"https://sr.energy/",null,"Also known as Humansrus PV2 Pty Ltd"]
[44704,"Kensani Capital","South Africa","Private company","https://kensani.co.za/",null,"Another data source names the investor as: Kholosani Holdings (Pty) Ltd"]
[44709,"Lesedi Power Company","South Africa",{"$nulls":3},"The project was developed by Intikon Energy and SolarReserve. GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, Intikon Energy, Kensani Capital, Old Mutual Life Assurance Co (South Africa) and SolarReserve are currently owning the project.\n\n"]
[44710," Intikon Energy ","South Africa","Private company",null,"https://opencorporates.com/companies/za/2009-015482-07","Another source mentions the name of First Energy Capital (Oakleaf Investment Holdings 90 (Pty) Ltd), but I can not reconcile it. "]
[44711,"GCL-Poly Energy Holdings","China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region","Private company","http://www.gcltech.com ","https://opencorporates.com/companies/hk/F0015377"]
[45328,"African Infrastructure Investment Managers (Pty) Ltd","South Africa","Investment fund","https://aiimafrica.com/"]