| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Bokpoort |
| Country: |
South Africa |
| Location: |
Globershoop
(Northern Cape Province) |
| Owner(s): |
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 50.0 MW
Gross: 50.0 MW |
| Status: |
Under development |
| Start Year: |
2015
|
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Bokpoort
This page provides information on Khi Solar One, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, parcipants and power plant configuration.
| Status Date: |
February 18, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Under development |
| Country: |
South Africa |
| City: |
Globershoop |
| Region: |
Northern Cape Province |
| Lat/Long Location: |
28°46′
53.0″
South,
21°57′
22.0″
East |
| Land Area: |
100 hectares |
| Electricity Generation: |
224,000 MWh/yr
(Estimated)
|
| Contact(s): |
SolarPACES |
| Break Ground: |
2013 |
| Start Production: |
2015 |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
20 years
|
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
ACWA |
| EPC Contractor: |
Acciona, Sener and TSK |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Eskom |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
588,600 m² |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Sener
(SenerTrough)
|
| HTF Company: |
Dowtherm A |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
50.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
50.0 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer: |
Siemens (SST-800) |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Dry cooling |
| Fossil Backup Type: |
LFO Boiler System (2x5 MWht) |
Thermal Storage
| Storage Type: |
2-tank indirect |
| Storage Capacity: |
9 hours |
| Thermal Storage Description: |
Molten salts (1300 MWht) |
