DST welcomes inauguration of R1.5bn Droogfontein solar PV plant
Engineering News – ONLINE
15 May 2014
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has welcome the launch of the country’s newest solarpower plant, saying the R1.5-billion facility, near Kimberly, would contribute “immensely” to meeting the country’s rising energy demands.
The Droogfontein solar power photovoltaic (PV) plant, constructed by emerging power company Globeleqin collaboration with other industry players and the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), is one of the first large solar farms in South Africa to be built by an independent power producer, arising from government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. Read more…
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