South African renewables project tracker

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Project Sector Size Sponsors Lenders Advisers EPC/O&M Description
Cookhouse Wind Wind farm $292m Globeleq, Old Mutual, AFPOC, Macquarie Nedbank, Standard Bank Norton Rose, Webber Wentzel Suzlon 135MW wind farm located near the town of Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape province, approximately 180km north-north-east of Port Elizabeth
Dorper Wind Wind farm $257m Sumitomo Corp (60%), Dorper Wind Development (15%), BEE (25%) ABSA, Nedbank, SMBC Chadbourne & Parke, DLA Piper, Weber Wentzel Nordex 97MW wind farm near to the town of Queenstown in the Eastern Cape Province.
Jeffreys Bay  Wind farm * Globeleq, Mainstream Renewable Power, Thebe Investment Corp, local engineering firms Enzani Technologies and Usizo Engineering, local community groups. ABSA (fully underwritten) Webber Wentzel EPC -Siemens, O&M - Suntech & Group Five Iberdrola 133.86MW wind farm located just outside the town of Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Province.
Klipheuwel-Dassiesfontein (Dassiesklip) Wind  Wind farm   BioTherm Energy (its equity partner is Denham Capital), Ikamva Labantu Empowerment Trust, Malibongwe Womens Development Trust Standard Bank, Nedbank, IDC,  Webber Wentzel Suntech & Group Five Iberdrola 26.19MW wind farm located 5km west of Caledon in the Western Cape Province.
Metrowind Van Stadens  Wind farm R550m Basil Read (35%), Spilled Water Renewable Energy, Old Mutual, Afri-Coast Engineers Standard Bank, IDC, Norton Rose Basil Read is EPC contractor 26.19MW wind farm located at Van Stadens in the Eastern Cape Province.
Hopefield Wind Farm  Wind farm R1.5bn Umoya Energy (AIIF, KIEF, IDEAS, Tomlo Commodities) First Rand Bank Trinity International, Webber Wentzel Vestas EPC & O&M 67MW wind farm in the town of Hopefield in the Western Cape Province 
Noblesfontein  Wind farm   Gestamp Renewables (60%), SARGE (12.5%), Shanduka (25%), Noblesfontein Educational Trust (2.5%) Standard Bank (senior debt) Standard Wind Prospect, Dewey & Le Boeuf, Savannah Vestas   72.75MW wind farm situated in Noblesfontein in the Northern Cape Province.
Red Cap Kouga Wind farm R2bn Red Cap Investments, Afri-Coast Engineers, Eurocape Renewables, Inspired Evolution Investment Managers Standard Bank, IDC, Nedbank DLA Piper Nordex 77.6MW wind farm just north of Oyster Bay in the Eastern Cape Province.
!Khi Solar CSP Solar CSP $445m IDC (29%), Abengoa (51%), community trust (20%) IFC ($70m A loan & $15m C loan), Clean Energy Fund ($15 million) DBSA, IDC, EIB (Eu90m), Proparco, FMO Norton Rose, DLA Piper, Webber Wentzel Abengoa 50MW solar CSP located approximately 15 km south-west of Upington in the Northern Cape Province.
!Ka Xu Solar CSP Solar CSP $860m IDC (29%), Abengoa (51%), community trust (20%) IFC ($125m), Clean Energy Fund ($26.5m) DBSA, IDC, EIB, Proparco, FMO Norton Rose, DLA Piper, Webber Wentzel Abengoa 100 MW solar CSP near to the town of Springbok in the Western Cape Province.
Touwsrivier Solar PV Solar PV   Soitec  Investec (70%), the rest is equity from Soitec DLA Piper Schneider Electric 36MW solar PV located in the town of Touwsrivier, 160km north-east of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province. 
Slimsun Swartland  Solar PV R200m Darling Trust - a BBBEE (20%), Evolution One (40%), Franco Afrique Technologies (40%) Nedbank (senior debt), IDC (mezzanine) DLA Piper JUWI is EPC & O&M 5MW solar PV park near the town of Darling in the Swartland Municipality, Western Cape Province.
Rust Mo1  Solar PV R200m Momentus Energy Nedbank (50%), IDC (50%) Norton Rose, DLA Piper JUWI is EPC & O&M 6.8MW solar PV farm in Buffelspoort, 20km from Rustenburg in North West Province.
Konkoonsies Solar PV   BioTherm Energy (Denham Capital providing equity) Nedbank, IDC, Standard Bank Norton Rose   9.7MW solar PV facility located 32km north-east of Pofadder in the Western Cape Province.
Mulilo De Aar Solar PV R335m Gestamp Mulilo (Mulilo RE - 20%, Gestamp AS - 60%, community group - 20%) Nedbank (50%), IDC (50%) Norton Rose Gestamp Solar 9.65MW solar PV facility located in De Aar in Northern Cape Province.
Mulilo Prieska  Solar PV R555m Gestamp Mulilo (Mulilo RE - 20%, Gestamp AS - 60%, community group - 20%) Nedbank (50%), IDC (50%) Norton Rose Gestamp Solar 19.93MW solar PV facility located in Prieska in Northern Cape Province.
Aries Solar  Solar PV   BioTherm Energy (Denham Capital providing equity) Nedbank, IDC, Standard Bank Norton Rose   9.7MW solar PV facility located 36km south-west of Kenhardt in the Northern Cape Province.
Greefspan PV  Solar PV   AE-AMD (a union of AMD Aenergia and ALT-E Technologies) Standard Bank     10MW PV power plant located in Douglas, Northern Cape Province.
Herbert PV  Solar PV   AE-AMD (a union of AMD Aenergia and ALT-E Technologies) Standard Bank     19.9MW PV power plant located in Douglas, Northern Cape Province.
Soutpan Solar Park Solar PV R1.4bn Erika Energy (Astronergy Solar Korea, Monsanto Electronic Materials Company (MEMC), CHINT, BEE Partner Standard Bank   EPC - Izingwe Capital, O&M - Landelahni Investments 28MW solar park in Waterberg, Limpopo
Witkop Solar Park Solar PV R1.56bn CHINT/ASK & MEMC (BBE Partner - Symphony Trade & Invest, Community Trust - Kursani Witkop Trust Standard Bank   EPC - Izingwe Capital, O&M - Landelahni Investments 30MW solar park in Waterberg, Limpopo
De Aar Solar PV  Solar PV * Globeleq, Mainstream Renewable Power, Thebe Investment Corp, local engineering firms Enzani Technologies and Usizo Engineering, local community groups. ABSA (fully underwritten) DLA Piper, Weber Wentzel EPC -Siemens, O&M - Suntech & Group Five Iberdrola 48.25MW solar park in De Aar, Northern Cape Province.
Droogfontein (SA Mainstream Renewable Power) Solar PV * Globeleq, Mainstream Renewable Power, Thebe Investment Corp, local engineering firms Enzani Technologies and Usizo Engineering, local community groups. ABSA (fully underwritten) Stoel Rives, Weber Wentzel EPC -Siemens, O&M - Suntech & Group Five Iberdrola 48.25 MW solar PV located in Kimberley, Northern Cape Province
Letsatsi  Solar PV R2.5bn ($300m) Solar Reserve, Kensani Group, Intikan Energy Rand Merchant Bank (lead arranger) Kensani Capital Advisory, Webber Wentzel   64MW solar PV facility located in Bloemfontein, Free State 
Lesedi Solar PV R2.5bn ($300m) Solar Reserve, Kensani Group, Intikan Energy Rand Merchant Bank (lead arranger) Kensani Capital Advisory, Webber Wentzel   64MW solar PV facility located Postmasburg, Northern Cape Province
Kalkbult Solar PV €200m Scatec Solar (60%), Standard Bank (10%), Old Mutual (10%), Simacel Kalkbult (20%) Standard Bank Norton Rose   72.5MW solar PV facility located in Kalkbult, Northern Cape Province.
Kathu Solar Solar PV R2.4bn Renewable Energy Investments of South Africa   DLA Piper, Savannah O&M - Guma Group Limited and Building Energy SPA 75MW solar PV facility located 17km north-west of the town of Kathu, Northern Cape Province.
Solar Capital De Aar  Solar PV R2.4bn Phelan Holdings (Solar Capital is its new subsidiary which hopes to expand the site in round 2 & 3 Standard Bank     75MW solar PV facility located in De Aar in Northern Cape Province.