Ikomkhulu Solar Plant

The proposed Ikomkhulu Solar Plant project entails the construction of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power plant to feed into the National Grid (Eskom), at Portion 5 of the Farm Van Zoelen's Laagte No 158 Barkly Wes Rd, where the size of the property is approximately 642.4385 Hectares (Ha), however the footprint for the plant is approximately 300 Ha. The site area falls within ward 4, Dikgatlong Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province, country South Africa.
The anticipated construction period for the proposed activities is approximately 10 months. The anticipated energy production for the proposed development during operation is 181 million kilowatt hours (kWh) per year over a 20year period. The energy is capable of supplying 33 000 households. Once the project is complete, it is anticipated that the energy from the plant will be supplied to another stakeholder (ESKOM), which will then undertake its own distribution to its clients.