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- SOLAR PV PLANT PORTFOLIO

​​​Fourteen solar PV plants across three provinces

Fixed-tilt and tracker plants in the Northern Cape, Free State and North West, ranging from 9.9 MWac to 240 MWac. Each one is operated by its own SPV, with Solar O&M taking the technical lead.

Mooiplaats 240 MWac solar PV plant near Noupoort, Northern Cape

Mooiplaats
​Noupoort, Northern Cape

The largest plant in our portfolio, Mooiplaats is a 240 MWac solar PV facility on GameChange Solar structures with Huawei string inverters.

79.5
​MWAC

283.1
​MWDC


Structure

GameChange Solar 

Modules

Trina Solar 660

Inverters

Huawei String Inverters SUN2000-330KTL-HI

OPERATED BY

Mooiplaats O&M, a GRS ABC Solar O&M SPV

Avondale 115 MWac solar PV plant near Upington, Northern Cape

Avondale
​Upington, Northern Cape

A 115 MWac plant in the high-irradiation Upington region, built on GameChange Solar structures with Sungrow inverters.

115
​MWAC

135 
​MWDC


Structure

GameChange Solar

Modules

Trina Solar 660

Inverters

SUNGROW

OPERATED BY

Avondale O&M, a GRS ABC Solar O&M SPV
Jasper 79.5 MWac solar PV plant near Kimberley, Northern Cape

Jasper
​Kimberley, Northern Cape

A 79.48 MWac  plant outside Kimberley, one of the earlier utility-scale builds in our portfolio.

79.48
​MWAC

95.98
​MWDC

Structure

Schletter 

Modules

Jingli Solar YL295P-35B

Inverters

Ingeteam Ingecon Sun PowerMax 100

OPERATED BY 

Jasper O&M, a GRS Everseed SPV
Matla A Bokone 75 MWac solar PV plant near Kimberley, Northern Cape

Matla A Bokone
​Kimberley, Northern Cape

A 75 MWac tracker plant near Kimberley on PiA Solar Contour R+ structure with ABB Central inverters.

75
​MWAC

87
​MWDC


Structure

PiA Solar Contour R+ Tracker

Modules

Suntech STP330

Inverters

ABB PVS980-58

OPERATED BY

Matla O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV

Ukuqala 75 MWac solar PV plant in the Northern Cape

Ukuqala 
​​Northern Cape

A 75 MWac tracker plant using bifacial CSI modules on PVH structures, with a high DC-to-AC ratio for strong yield.

75
​MWAC

105​
​MWDC


Structure

PVH 

Modules

CSI TOPBiHiKu 6.2 CS6.2-66TB (615/620 W)

Inverters

SUNGROW

OPERATED BY

Ukuqala O&M, a Gransolar SPV
Lesedi 64 MWac solar PV plant in the Northern Cape

Lesedi
​​Northern Cape

A 64 MWac fixed-structure plant in the Northern Cape, twinned operationally with Letsatsi in the Free State.

64​
​MWAC

75
​​MWDC

Structure

Fixed PVH

Modules

Hanwha 270 W

Inverters

Siemens PVS2000


OPERATED BY 

Lesedi O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV
Boikanyo 62.4 MWac solar PV plant at Greefspan, Northern Cape

Boikanyo
​Greefspan, Northern Cape

A 62.4 MWac plant at Greefspan on PVH Axone Duo structures, with a tight DC-to-AC ratio and Gamesa inverters.

62.4​
​MWAC

63.2211​
​MWDC


Structure

PVH 

Modules

TrinaSolar TallMax TSM-PE15H

Inverters

Gamesa Electric MV 2500

OPERATED BY

Boikanyo O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV

Greefspan 9.9 MWac solar PV plant near Douglas, Northern Cape

Greefspan
​​Douglas, Northern Cape

Our smallest plant at 9.9 MWac, located at Douglas and running Ideematec tracker structures.

9.9
​MWAC

11
​​MWDC


Structure

Ideematec ST32

Modules

Tenesol TE245-60P

Inverters

KACO 39.0 M TL3

OPERATED BY

Greefspan O&M, a Gransolar SPV
Damlaagte 108 MWac solar PV plant near Parys, Free State

Damlaagte 
​​Parys, Free State 

Our largest Free State asset, a 108 MWac plant near Parys running TrinaSolar structures and 660 W modules.

108
​MWAC

123.3​
​MWDC

Structure

TrinaSolar

Modules

RSM132-8-660BMDG

Inverters

SUN2000-330KTL-H1

OPERATED BY

O&M Damlaagte, a Gransolar SPV

Damlaagte 108 MWac solar PV plant near Parys, Free State

Letsatsi
​Bloemfontein, Free State

A 64 MWac fixed-structure plant near Bloemfontein, built to the same specification as Lesedi.

64​
​MWAC

75
​​MWDC

Structure

Fixed PVH

Modules

Hanwha 270 W

Inverters

Siemans PVS2000

OPERATED BY

Letsatsi O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV

Bokamoso 75 MWac solar PV plant near Klerksdorp, North West

Bokamoso
​Klerksdorp, North West

A 75 MWac plant near Klerksdorp, one of a pair of sister sites in the North West built to the same specification.

75
​MWAC

86.2
​​MWDC


Structure

PiA Solar Contour R+

Modules

Suntech STP 330

Inverters

ABB PVS980

OPERATED BY

Bokamoso O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV

Waterloo 75 MWac solar PV plant near Vryburg, North West

Waterloo
​​Vryburg, North West

A 75 MWac plant outside Vryburg, sharing its structure, module and inverter specification with Bokamoso.

75
​​MWAC

86.2​MWDC


Structure

PiA Solar Contour R+

Modules

Suntech STP 330

Inverters

ABB PVS98

OPERATED BY

Waterloo O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV
De Wildt solar PV plant, part of the Solar O&M portfolio

De Wildt 
​Brits, North West

De Wildt is a 50MWac plant near Brits, one of a pair of sister sites in the North West managed as a cluster. 

50
​MWAC

57.51​
​MWDC

Structure

PVH Axone 

Modules

Risen Energy 345W 

Inverters

GP Tech PV3505WD3

OPERATED BY 

De Wildt O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV
Zeerust solar PV plant, part of the Solar O&M portfolio

Zeerust 
Zeerust, North West

Zeerust is a 75MWac plant near Zeerust, one of a pair of sister sites in the North West managed as a cluster.

75
​​MWAC

86.28​
​MWDC

Structure

PVH Axone

Modules

Risen Energy 345W

Inverters

Ingeteam INGECON SUN Series

OPERATED BY 

Zeerust O&M, an Ilanga O&M SPV

- STRATEGIC PARTNERS

​Our strategic partners

Solar O&M has developed strategic partnerships with counterparties across South Africa for the operations and maintenance of these plants, always taking the technical lead.

Solar O&M has developed strategic partnerships with counterparties across South Africa for the operations and maintenance of these plants, always taking the technical lead.
Anthem logo, independent power producer and Solar O&M strategic partner in South Africa
Everseed logo, natural resource asset developer and Solar O&M strategic partner
ABC Solar logo, South African solar solutions provider and Solar O&M strategic partner
Solar O&M technician on a ladder inspecting equipment at a solar PV plant

-HOW WE WORK

The same standard
on every plant we run

Fixed-tilt and tracker plants ask for different things on site. What stays the same is how we work: written plans, documented visits, and someone watching the data when nobody is on site.

Fixed-tilt and tracker plants ask for different things on site. What stays the same is how we work: written plans, documented visits, and someone watching the data when nobody is on site.

Tailored maintenance plan icon

A maintenance plan written for that plant, not copied from the last one

Documented corrective maintenance icon

Every corrective job documented, so you can see what was done and why

Module cleaning and vegetation control icon

Cleaning and vegetation schedules set by the site, not by the calendar

Drone thermography inspection icon

Drone thermography to find the faults a walk-through will miss

SCADA monitoring icon

Someone watching the SCADA data at 2am, not just during office hours

Critical spare parts management icon

Critical spares held locally, and warranty claims chased on your behalf

Let our team handle your plant maintenance

Tell us where your plant is, what it produces and how it is currently maintained. Our team will review the details and come back to you to discuss the options.

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