Solar · South Africa

Kathu CSP Solar Park

Operational100 MWChecked 8 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 17 July 2023

Technology
Solar
Capacity
100 MW
Status
Operational (Operating)
Operator
Mott MacDonald
Owner
Investec [7%]; Community Owned - Sishen Iron Ore Company-Community Development Trust (SIOC-CDT) [12%]; Public Investment Corporation SOC Ltd [17%]; ENGIE SA [48%]; Community Owned - Kathu Trust [2%];
Location
Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
First operating
2018

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