Bokpoort CSP

Bokpoort CSP
Location of Bokpoort CSP in South Africa
Country South Africa
Location Groblershoop
Coordinates 28°44′16″S 21°59′50″E / 28.737750°S 21.997193°E / -28.737750; 21.997193Coordinates: 28°44′16″S 21°59′50″E / 28.737750°S 21.997193°E / -28.737750; 21.997193
Status Operational
Construction began September 2013
Commission date December 2015
Solar field
Type CSP
Site area 300 hectares (741 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 50.0 MW
Average generation 200 GWh

Bokpoort CSP is a concentrated solar power (CSP) solar thermal power plant, located near Groblershoop in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[1] It has a capacity of 50.0 megawatts (MW).[2] It covers an area of less than 300 hectares (741 acres).

The Bokpoort Plant has a full-load molten salt storage capacity of 1‚300MWh equivalent to around 9.3 hours.[3] The plant was completed in December 2015, after a construction period of 30 months.[4][5]

The consortium led by ACWA Power International (Saudi Arabia) describes this system as the largest thermal storage system ever built for a CSP plant of its size and capacity. The South African solar power plant has set a new African record (25 March 2016) for the continuous, round the clock supply of renewable electricity for 161 hours.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bokpoort CSP Project". energy.org.za. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Construction starts on Bokpoort CSP plant". Engineering News. August 2, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Groundbreaking ceremony for Bokpoort CSP plant in South Africa has been held". csp-world.com. September 25, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "One million South Africans receiving power from world's largest storage solar farm". Times Live. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bokpoort CSP Plant - Crowie Concessions". Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ ACWA Power. "Bokpoort Generation Record". Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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