Xina will be paired with Abengoa’s 100MW KaXu parabolic-trough project, currently under construction in Northern Cape, with the two set to collectively represent the largest solar-energy complex in Africa upon their completion.

Xina will boast five hours of energy-storage capability – two more than the under-construction KaXu – and is set to enter construction next year.  South Africa has awarded five CSP projects to date, with Abengoa winning three of them – KaXu, Xina, and its 50MW Khi power-tower project.

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