Solar power in South Africa
Solar power in South Africa includes photovoltaics (PV) as well as concentrated solar power (CSP).
As of 2023, South Africa had over 2700 MW of installed PV solar power capacity in its grid, in addition to 500 MW of CSP.
Installed capacity is expected to reach 8,400 MW by 2030.
Khi Solar One concentrated solar power plant
Bird's eye view of Khi Solar One (October 2016). Focusing light above the tower
Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project
Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project is a 44 MWp (36 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station located 13 km outside the town of Touwsrivier in the Western Cape of South Africa. The installation reached full capacity in December 2014 and is the second largest operating CPV facility in the world. Electricity produced by the plant is fed into the national grid operated by Eskom under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).
Overall layout of the project