97.5 MW Damlaagte solar PV facility officially inaugurated

Dignitaries, including Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré, at the official inauguration of the Damlaagte solar PV facility, in the Free State
The 97.5 MW Damlaagte solar PV facility, near Parys in the Free State, has been officially inaugurated, after having entered into commercial operation in August.
The plant supplies renewable electricity to Sasol Secunda Operations and represents the first renewable-energy facility to come online under a joint agreement between Sasol and Air Liquide to procure 900 MW of renewables in support of their respective decarbonisation initiatives.
Air Liquide operates the world's largest oxygen production site in Secunda for Sasol.
Electricity and Energy Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré, who attended the inauguration ceremony on October 27, congratulated Sasol and Air Liquide on the milestone.
Owned by Mainstream Renewable Power, uBuzwe Energy and the Thembelihle Trust, the Damlaagte PV facility connects directly to the Eskom grid and is expected to generate about 270-million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity yearly.
During the construction period, which started in November 2023, the project created employment opportunities for nearly 2 000 people, the majority of whom were reportedly recruited from the nearby communities of Tumahole, Schonkenville, and Vredefort.
The operation and maintenance (O&M) of the facility will be undertaken by Plus MAMSA (Mainstream Asset Management SA) and its O&M partner, Power China Maanda JV.
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