KaXu Solar One

Kaxu Solar One
Location of Kaxu Solar One in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Location	Pofadder
Coordinates
Status	Operational
Construction began	November 2012
Commission date	2 March 2015 [1]
Construction cost	$860 million
Solar field
Type	CSP
CSP technology	Parabolic trough
Site area	1,100 hectares (2,718 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	100 MW
Storage capacity	2.5 hours
Annual generation	320 GWh
Website http://www.abengoasolar.com/web/en/plantas_solares/plantas_propias/sudafrica/

KaXu Solar One (KXSO) is a concentrated solar thermal plant, located in the Northern Cape Region of South Africa, located NE from the town of Pofadder, Khai Ma municipality. KaXu Solar One is 100 megawatts (MW). It covers an area of 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres).

The KXSO collector surface is more than 800,000 m² (8,600,000 sq ft) with a full-load molten salt storage capacity of 2.5 hours.

The project is developed by the Spanish company Abengoa, and financed with help from Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Community Trust group.

See also

• List of solar thermal power stations
• Solar thermal energy
• List of power stations in South Africa