The Jasper Solar Farm, located near Kimberley, has become Africa’s largest solar power project since construction was completed in 2014.
The Jasper Solar Farm is fully operational to power up to 80 000 homes in South Africa. With a $12 million (R171 million) investment from Google, it forms the beginning of an alternative power energy source for the future South Africa.
It has a rated capacity of 96 megawatts and will produce about 180,000 hours of clean energy annually for South African residents.
The farm won’t stay the biggest solar project for long. A 100-megawatt concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) project called Redstone is also under construction in Postmasburg, near Kimberley. The Jasper Project generated about 1 million man-hours of paid work during construction, peaking at over 800 on-site construction jobs.
45% of the total project value was spent on “local content” to help increase the positive economic impact on the area.
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The Jasper Solar Farm is fully operational to power up to 80 000 homes in South Africa. With a $12 million (R171 million) investment from Google, it forms the beginning of an alternative power energy source for the future South Africa.
It has a rated capacity of 96 megawatts and will produce about 180,000 hours of clean energy annually for South African residents.
The farm won’t stay the biggest solar project for long. A 100-megawatt concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) project called Redstone is also under construction in Postmasburg, near Kimberley. The Jasper Project generated about 1 million man-hours of paid work during construction, peaking at over 800 on-site construction jobs.
45% of the total project value was spent on “local content” to help increase the positive economic impact on the area.
Read more........
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