South Africa
102 Rivonia Road Tower 2 EY Building, Johannesburg
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The plant
The Paleisheuwel solar plant
The facility, which is located in South Africa's Western Cape province, has an installed capacity of 82.5 MW and is able to generate more than 153 GWh per year. That’s the equivalent of the annual energy consumption needs of around 48,000 South African households, and it avoids the emission of more than 140,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. We completed the Paleisheuwel photovoltaic power plant and connected it to the grid in 2016. Paleisheuwel has an installed capacity of 82.5 MW and is able to generate more than 153 GWh per year.
Technology
Solar
Status
In operation
Capacity
82.5 MW
Energy production
153 GWh
CO₂ emissions avoided
140,000 tons of CO2 per year
Energy needs met
48,000 households each year
Timeline
Milestones
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Impact on local communities
42 days. This was how long the residents of Paleisheuwel – a small farming community in South Africa's Western Cape – had to wait between one visit from their mobile clinic and another. The alternative? Traveling by foot for roughly 50 km to the nearest city, to see a doctor or buy basic medicines.
Since July 2019, things have changed: the residents of this community can go to the Sandveld Health Centre, which offers basic medical services, any time. The center was inaugurated by Enel Green Power with the cooperation of CMAN (the Cederberg Matzikama Aids Network).
The Paleisheuwel Solar Plant, in the Cederberg Municipality, approximately 200 kilometers north of Cape Town, donated a large collection of office furniture to CMAN.
CMAN is a local development agency located in Citrusdal, approximately 50 kilometers from Paleisheuwel. It has a strong focus on health and wellbeing, offering programs that relate to HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis DOT (Directly Observed Therapy), and food security community-oriented care. The donation included office desks, chairs and assorted tables. These additions will make the CMAN office a more comfortable environment and enable greater collaboration in the workplace.
Partnership
The solar plant, which was awarded to us as part of round four of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), is supported by a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with the South African energy utility provider, Eskom.