Rooipunt 150MW concentrated solar power plant

29/3/2016
Project development

ZAR 12 billion

$ 900 million

Announced

29/3/2016


Overview:

  • The Rooipunt 150MW concentrated power plant (CSP) project is a solar project based in Northern Cape province.
  • It is being developed by US developer SolarReserve and French utility Engie, which are also developing the Kotulo Tsatsi 150MW CSP project and the Kalkaar 150MW CSP project.
  • This is one of the largest CSP projects bid under the government's independent power producers procurement programme.

Anna Kozakova - Journalist

Jurisdiction:

South Africa

Deal type:

Project development

Practice area:

Project development

Governing law:

South Africa

Industry sector:

Energy


Firm:

Party: SolarReserve (Project company)

Party: Engie (Sponsor)