KaXu Solar One (KXSO) is a concentrated solar thermal plant located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, NE from the town of Pofadder, 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]

Kaxu Solar One
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CountrySouth Africa
LocationPofadder
Coordinates28°52′52″S 19°35′35″E / 28.88111°S 19.59306°E / -28.88111; 19.59306
StatusOperational
Construction beganNovember 2012
Commission date2 March 2015 [1]
Construction cost$860 million[1]
Solar farm
TypeCSP
CSP technologyParabolic trough
Site area1,100 hectares (2,718 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity100 MW
Capacity factor36.5% (planned)
Annual net output320 GWh (planned)
Storage capacity250 MW·he
External links
Websitekaxu

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.

The name comes from Khoekhoe: !Ka xu //nu, lit.'The whole sky'.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ KaXu Solar One enters operation
  2. ^ a b "NERSA !KaXu Solar One license application – public hearing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-21.