| Kaxu Solar One | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Pofadder |
| Coordinates | 28°52′52″S19°35′35″E / 28.88111°S 19.59306°E /-28.88111; 19.59306 |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | November 2012 |
| Commission date | 2 March 2015[1] |
| Construction cost | $860 million[1] |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CSP |
| CSP technology | Parabolic trough |
| Site area | 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 100MW |
| Capacity factor | 36.5% (planned) |
| Annual net output | 320GWh (planned) |
| Storage capacity | 250 MW·he |
| External links | |
| Website | kaxu |
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KaXu Solar One (KXSO) is aconcentrated solar thermal plant located in theNorthern Cape province ofSouth Africa, NE from the town ofPofadder,Khâi-Ma Local Municipality. KaXu Solar One is a 100 megawatt (MW)parabolic trough plant and covers an area of 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres).[2]
The KXSO collector surface is more than 800,000 m2 (8,600,000 sq ft) with a full-loadmolten salt storage capacity of 2.5 hours.
The project is developed by the Spanish companyAbengoa, and financed with help from Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Community Trust group.
The name comes fromKhoekhoe:!Ka xu //nu,lit. 'The whole sky'.[2]
