14 DAY TRIAL // A new solar power plant has opened in South Africa, in Petrusville, Northern Cape Province. The utility-scale plant is said to be the first of its kind in the region.
Norwegian energy company Scatec Solar was the one in charge on implementing this green energy project. Construction activities began in last year's November, and the plant became operational about three months earlier than expected. Clean Technica says that the Kalkbult plant is made up of 312,000, whose electricity generation capacity amounts to 75 MW. This means that the plant's output is more than enough to meet the electricity demands of 33,000 homes.
Presently, South Africa relies heavily on coal for energy.
In light of recent warning that the world is well on track to heat over 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of this century, all thanks to greenhouse gas emissions, it comes as good news that efforts are being made to cut dirty fuels consumption.