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Power stations in the Northern Cape

The Northern Cape hosts 3 482 MW of grid-connected generating capacity across 37 stations, which is 5.6% of the national fleet listed here. Wind leads the province's mix at 39%, and the largest single station is Kenhardt solar complex at 540 MW.

Capacity3.48GW
Stations37listed
Top technology39% wind
Share of SA fleet5.6%
Northern Cape · 3.5 GW · 37 stationsNC3.5 GW Western Cape · 5.5 GW · 18 stationsWC5.5 GW North West · 7 MW · 1 stationNW7 MW Free State · 5.2 GW · 5 stationsFS5.2 GW Gauteng · 900 MW · 3 stationsGP Mpumalanga · 33.9 GW · 11 stationsMP33.9 GW Limpopo · 8.8 GW · 4 stationsLP8.8 GW KwaZulu-Natal · 2.0 GW · 3 stationsKZN2.0 GW Eastern Cape · 2.1 GW · 21 stationsEC2.1 GW
Boundaries: Natural Earth.

Capacity mix

TechnologyMW ShareStations
Hydro2406.9%1
Wind1 35538.9%11
Solar PV1 28737.0%18
CSP60017.2%7

Every listed station

StationType MWOperator
Kenhardt solar complexSolar PV540IPP
VanderkloofHydro240Eskom
KarusaWind147IPP
GarobWind145IPP
Longyuan Mulilo De Aar 2Wind144IPP
SoetwaterWind142IPP
KangnasWind140IPP
KhobabWind140IPP
Loeriesfontein 2Wind140IPP
CoppertonWind107IPP
KaXu Solar OneCSP100IPP
Xina Solar OneCSP100IPP
Kathu Solar ParkCSP100IPP
Ilanga CSP 1CSP100IPP
RedstoneCSP100IPP
Longyuan Mulilo De Aar 1Wind95IPP
NoupoortWind81IPP
JasperSolar PV75IPP
KalkbultSolar PV75IPP
De Aar 1Solar PV75IPP
De Aar 3Solar PV75IPP
Kathu solar facility 1Solar PV75IPP
NoblesfonteinWind74IPP
SishenSolar PV74IPP
LesediSolar PV64IPP
Greefspan IISolar PV63IPP
Khi Solar OneCSP50IPP
BokpoortCSP50IPP
DroogfonteinSolar PV45IPP
LindeSolar PV37IPP
HerbertSolar PV20IPP
Mulilo PrieskaSolar PV20IPP
GreefspanSolar PV10IPP
Mulilo De AarSolar PV10IPP
KonkoonsiesSolar PV10IPP
AriesSolar PV10IPP
UpingtonSolar PV9IPP

Figures are nameplate capacity from public records of grid-connected utility plants, not output: the live dashboard data and time-of-day profile show what actually runs. The newest wind and solar projects reach public registers late, so recent additions may be missing. Rooftop solar sits behind the meter and is not part of the utility fleet.

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