Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project
| Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Touwsrivier (Cape Winelands District Municipality), Western Cape |
| Coordinates | 33°24′38″S 19°55′35″E / 33.41056°S 19.92639°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 2014 |
| Construction cost | R1 billion (~US$100 million) |
| Owners | Soitec (20%) South African Govt (40%) Pele Energy Group (35%) Local Community (5%) |
| Operator | juwi SOLAR ZA |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CPV |
| Site area | 470 acres (190 ha) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1500 Soitec CX-S530-II |
| Nameplate capacity | 44 MWp, 36 MWAC |
| Capacity factor | 22.8% (average 2015-2019) |
| Annual net output | 72.0 GW·h, 153 MW·h/acre |
Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project is a 44 MWp (36 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station located 13 km outside the town of Touwsrivier in the Western Cape of South Africa. The installation reached full capacity in December 2014 and is the second largest operating CPV facility in the world. Electricity produced by the plant is fed into the national grid operated by Eskom under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).