CSP

RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION OPTIMISATION AND INNOVATION In recent years, South Africa has taken tentative steps toward diversifying its energy portfolio to provide alternative power that is sustainable and affordable. This strategy, for an inclusive energy...

South Africa’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) tower project has appointed Absa Bank as a mandated lead arranger, senior lender and hedge provider.

ENGIE announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire from Abengoa a 40% equity stake in Xina Solar One, a 100MW CSP.

South Africa’s Bokpoort CSP plant has become the first renewable energy facility on the continent to complete a full week of continuous round the clock operation.

The lifting and installation of the Molten Salt Receiver (MSR) on top of the world’s tallest solar power tower is complete.

juwi Renewable Energies’ subsidiary, juwi Solar ZA O&M 1 has been awarded the contract for the O&M of the Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project in South Africa.

2019 was a record-breaking year for global solar installed capacity, which reached an estimated 617.9GW and also realised growth in the MENA region.

South Africa celebrates the first year of operation of the Ilanga 1 CSP plant, which has been supplying power to the national grid since November 2018.

South Africa's integrated resource plan (IRP2019), positions distributed generation as a clear winner in the country's energy mix until 2022.

SAREC Council Chair Terence Govender says the council was disappointed in the IRP2019 not allocating for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) up until 2030.