This is after Scatec Solar connected and started commercial operation of the third 86 MW solar plant, finalising the 258 MW solar power complex. The third solar plant, known as Dyason’s Klip 2, is expected to produce 217 GWh annually. The 258 MW Upington solar power complex is expected to deliver an annual production of 650 GWh, providing clean energy to around 1,20,000 households.

The three projects in Upington were awarded in April 2015 in the fourth bidding round under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) in South Africa. Scatec Solar owns 42 percent, Norfund holds 18 percent, the surrounding Community of Upington five percent and H1 Holdings, a South African Black investor holds the remaining 35 percent of the equity.

Scatec Solar is an integrated independent solar power producer, delivering affordable, rapidly deployable and sustainable clean energy worldwide.

Scatec Solar develops, builds, owns, operates and maintains solar power plants and has an installation track record of more than 1.4 GW.

The company has a total of 1.9 GW in operation and under construction on four continents. With an established global presence and a significant project pipeline, the company is targeting a capacity of 4.5 GW in operation and under construction by end of 2021.