Vredendal Solar Park is a 10.5MW solar PV power project. It is located in Western Cape, South Africa. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2013 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2014. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Solairedirect and is currently owned by Engie with a stake of 20%.
Vredendal Solar Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 19.9 hectares.
8 inverters have been installed at the project site.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2013 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2014.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Eskom Holdings SOC under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years from 2014. The contracted capacity is 10.5MW.
Contractors involved
Solairedirect was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
Solairedirect Technologies was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company provided 35,000 modules each with 300W of nameplate capacity.
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About Solairedirect
Solairedirect SAS (Solairedirect), a subsidiary of Engie S.A. is an energy company that develops, installs and produces photovoltaic modules. The company provides services through its business lines including project development and construction, asset services, and investment management. It offers development and construction of solar parks, operation, maintenance asset management, energy management and investment management services. Solairedirect’s operational services include system operation such as remote monitoring, performance monitoring, management of alarms, equipment availability and control of technical work; system maintenance; and routine maintenance of the solar farm. The company operates through financial companies, industrial and construction companies, local energy companies and industrial farms. It has presence in Chile, France, India, South East Asia, the US and South Africa. Solairedirect is headquartered in Paris, France..
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