The huge solar development would be underpinned by a government power procurement programme as part of national efforts to secure 13.22GW of renewable output by 2025.
The announcement of the Northern Cape plan was made by South African energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson as she opened the 75MW Solar Capital De Aar 3 plant, which is located in the province.
The province is suitable as it “has the highest concentration of solar projects, vast interest for further investment, and sufficiently high solar radiation intensity to support such investment”, said the minister.
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