Bokpoort CSP is a greenfield Independent Power Project (IPP) which is an integral part of South Africa’s renewable IPP program. The project is developed on a BOOT (build, own, operate, transfer) basis with a total power generating capacity of 50 MWe net power output.

Bokpoort CSP is a concentrated solar power (CSP) thermal energy power plant, located near Groblershoop in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The project was procured pursuant to the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) initiated by the South African Department of Energy.

Bokpoort CSP is a greenfield Independent Power Project (IPP) which is an integral part of South Africa’s renewable IPP program. The project is developed on a BOOT (build, own, operate, transfer) basis with a total power generating capacity of 50 MWe net power output.

Mar 7, 2016 · The Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project is located in Bokpoort, approximately 25km north of Groblershoop, in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The independent power project (IPP) is being developed as part of South Africa’s Renewable Energy IPP procurement programme (REIPP).

Bokpoort CSP is now setting records with consistent regularity and can be considered as a role model regional CSP facility that is delivering on all fronts, including production, health, safety, environment as well as socio-economic obligations

Bokpoort CSP is a 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant located in the Northern Cape. The project was developed by ACWA Power and was awarded preferred bidder status in round 2 of the DOE's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme. PIC holds equity directly and has funded BEE and community trust shareholding.

This page provides information on Bokpoort CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.

Sep 10, 2020 · Bokpoort CSP project, now in its 5th year of production, celebrated yet another huge production record. The 50 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Parabolic Trough Power Plant with 9.3 hour storage approved during the 2nd bidding window of South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), set a new winter ...

Bokpoort CSP –African Community Project of the Year 2015 • According to SANEA/SANEDI the ACWA Power SolAfrica Bokpoort CSP was awarded for: – its innovative design which enables the plant to operate almost as a base load-facility and – secondly, the successful manner in which the socio-economic commitments of the project

One remarkable feature of the plant is the size of thermal storage – it is the world’s first commercial utility-scale CSP plant to have more than nine hours of storage, which provide the ability to deliver power well after sunset, effectively making it a base-load power plant.