Enel’s subsidiary Enel Green Power (EGP) has completed and started production at its Paleisheuwel photovoltaic power plant.
Located in South Africa’s Western Cape Province, the Paleisheuwel photovoltaic power plant is claimed being Enel’s largest power plant currently in operation in the country.
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The power plant has an installed capacity of 82.5 MW and can generate more than 153 Gigawatt hours (GWh) annually sufficient to cater to the annual energy consumption needs of around 48,000 South African households subsequently avoiding the emission of more than 140,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.
The PV power plant has evolved out of a 20-year power supply agreement with the South African utility Eskom, as part of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) tender promoted by the South African government following which the Enel Group was awarded the project.
Enel’s South African renewable subsidiary EGP RSA currently owns and operates the 10 MW Upington photovoltaic power plant located in the Northern Cape province, and has further 430MW of projects whose construction is underway named as Adams (82.5MW), Pulida (82.5MW) and Tom Burke (66MW) photovoltaic plants and the Nojoli (88MW) and Gibson Bay (111MW) wind farms.
Last year, Enel was selected for five wind projects for a total capacity of 705MW following the fourth phase of REIPPPP tender.
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By GlobalDataAfter the completion of all the projects, Enel’s total capacity in the country is anticipated to be around 1.2GW.
