Bokpoort CSP information

Bokpoort CSP
Bokpoort CSP
Official name	ACWA Power Solafrica Bokpoort CSP Power Plant (Pty) Ltd
Country	South Africa
Location	Groblershoop
Coordinates	28°44′16″S 21°59′50″E / 28.737750°S 21.997193°E
Status	Operational
Construction began	July 2013
Commission date	13 November 2015 (1st Synchronisation on SA Grid)
Construction cost	R 5 bn ($339.93 mn)
Owner(s)	ACWA Power, PIC, Revego African Energy Limited, Community Trust
Operator(s)	Nomac IAE
Employees	75
Solar farm
Type	CSP
CSP technology	Parabolic Reflectors
Collectors	8600
Site area	300 hectares (741 acres)
Power generation
Units operational	1x 50 MW
Make and model	Siemens
Nameplate capacity	50 MW
Capacity factor	53.4%
Annual net output	234 GW·h
Storage capacity	465 MW·he
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Bokpoort CSP is a concentrated solar power (CSP) thermal energy power plant, located near Groblershoop in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The project was procured pursuant to the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) initiated by the South African Department of Energy.^[1]

The Bokpoort Plant has a thermal molten salt storage capacity of 1‚300 MWh_t equivalent to around 9.3 hours full load generation.^[2] The plant synchronised for the first time on the South African Grid in November 2015, after a construction period of 29 months.^[3]^[4]

^ "Bokpoort CSP Project". energy.org.za. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^ "Groundbreaking ceremony for Bokpoort CSP plant in South Africa has been held". csp-world.com. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
^ "One million South Africans receiving power from world's largest storage solar farm". Times Live. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
^ "Bokpoort CSP Plant - Crowie Concessions". Retrieved 12 June 2015.

[1] "Bokpoort CSP Project". energy.org.za. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

[2] "Groundbreaking ceremony for Bokpoort CSP plant in South Africa has been held". csp-world.com. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

[tl_launch-3] "One million South Africans receiving power from world's largest storage solar farm". Times Live. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

[4] "Bokpoort CSP Plant - Crowie Concessions". Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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