Bokpoort CSP is a 50 MW concentrated solar power project that was selected as the only CSP plant in the second round of the REIPPP.
Bokpoort CSP is a 50 MW concentrated solar power project that was selected as the only CSP plant in the second round of the REIPPP.
Bokpoort CSP is headquartered in Johannesburg, with the plant itself located in a rural area of the Northern Cape Province, 120km south east of Upington.
Bokpoort CSP is structured as an independent power producer, with Saudi Arabian based ACWA Power International acting as the operational partner.
Bokpoort CSP is project financed based on a 20 year Power Purchase Agreement with Eskom, supported by government guarantees, with a power tariff indexed with CPI.
The project uses CSP trough technology which currently makes up more than 95% of the installed base of global CSP capacity and has a thermal energy storage capacity of 1 300MWh (thermal), equivalent to about 9.5 hours of operation. The plant will draw water from the Orange River through a dedicated pipeline, and will operate continuously with a total staff complement of approximately 48, largely employed via a third party operating and maintenance contract. During construction which is scheduled to be completed in December 2015.
