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Deal #9734 Version #89269

South Africa
Created at
2022-12-06
Last update
2023-01-17

Land area

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [current] 800 ha
Comment on land area
It covers an area of approximately 800 hectares (1,977 acres).

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Renewable energy unspecified (800 ha)
Comment on intention of investment
provision of carbon-free renewable power Kathu Solar Park is a 100 MW greenfield Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project with parabolic trough technology and 4.5 hours of thermal energy storage capacity.

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [2016-05-09] Startup phase (no production)
  • [2019-01-30, current] In operation (production)
Comment on implementation status
Construction on the solar project began in May 2016, with operations commencing in February 2019. The solar power park is estimated to have an operational lifetime of 30 years. ENGIE (www.Engie.com) is pleased to announce that commercial operation was achieved on 30 January 2019 for the 100 MW Kathu Solar Park in South Afric commenced operations on 30 January 2019