The Spanish duo will deliver the 100MW project on a turnkey basis for the group developing Kathu, which is led by France’s GDF Suez and includes various South African partners.

Kathu, in Northern Cape Province, will use Sener’s parabolic trough technology with 4.5 hours of molten-salt storage capacity.

The plant is due to begin operating in 2018, supplying power to 80,000 homes in the region.

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