The Bokpoort 50 MW solar plant in South Africa becomes the first renewable allocation on the African continent in a full week of uninterrupted operation.
The 50 MW Bokpoort concentration solar power plant (CSP) in South Africa has established a new African benchmark for renewable energy, the first renewable allocation on the African continent in a full week of 24-hour continuous operation.
Saudi-based renewable energy developer ACWA Power said the Bokpoort CSP plant had reached the new 13-day continental benchmark, with 312 hours of uninterrupted operation on October 23.
The 24-hour operation was made imaginable through the optimal control of 9. 3 hours of thermal salt garage overnight, which allowed the solar box to continue generating for thirteen days.
“We are very proud of this record effort that has effectively delivered 312 hours of continuous operation, resulting in approximately thirteen GWh of power source to the grid with an 83% force load,” said Christo Spammer, CEO of Bokpoort CSP. .
“This is remarkable for a renewable energy facility and is approximately 20 hours of full or consistent charging with a constant with the day (with a 50 MW turbine), as fundamental charging technologies. “
This new achievement follows the constant monthly production records set through Bokpoort CSP since June 2020. The plant delivered the highest production recorded for the months of August and September and continued to provide the correct functionality in October 2020. Array reached the highest record of all time. . of 1,028 MWh prior to this month. “
Located in the northern province of Cape South Africa, six hundred kilometres west of Johannesburg, Bokpoort’s 50 MW CSP power plant, which uses parabolic cylinder generation, was commissioned at the time of the Renewable Energy Independent Energy Producers (REIPPP) tender and set records since the start of operations in 2016.
“The consistency and reliability of the plant’s functionality is evident from its cumulative production functionality of 101. 2% from June 2020 to October 2020, in relation to the production simulation style that defines the plant’s design expectations. CSP factory in Bokpoort,” Spammer said.
“The fact that this functionality was achieved in a global pandemic under national blocking protocols, and where the COVID-19 virus impacted site operations and affected implementation restrictions, is phenomenal. “
“Our purpose is to deliver clean, reliable and renewable energy as normal,” added Badis Derradji, Regional Manager for Africa at ACWA Power and Board Director of Bokpoort CSP.
ACWA Power owns and operates Noor’s CSP plants in Ouarzazate, Morocco, and is building a 700 MW CSP plant in Dubai.