Project overview
About this development
Development of the TotalEnergies Buffelspoort solar photovoltaic energy facility located approximately 6km west of Mooinooi, within the jurisdiction of the Rustenburg Local Municipality and the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West Province. The project will have a capacity of up to 40MW and will supply electricity to the Tharisa Mine under a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement. The infrastructure associated with the solar facility includes the following: solar PV arrays comprising PV panels and mounting structures, inverters and transformers, cabling between the arrays, onsite facility substation, 88kV single circuit overhead power line for the distribution of the generated power, which will be connected to an existing 88kV Substation, battery energy storage system (BESS) to be initiated at a later stage, operations and maintenance building, main access road (existing to be upgraded with hard surface) and internal (new) gravel roads, fencing around the site, including an access gate. The GPS coordinates are 25°45'17.0"S 27°30'07.8"E
Project at a glance
TotalEnergies Buffelspoort Solar Project is located in Marikana. The project is classified in the Private sector. Its current recorded stage is L2B Shelved. The recorded project value is R 200 Million+.