Kathu Solar Park
Kathu Solar Park is a concentrated solar power thermal energy power plant, located near Kathu in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It has a capacity of 100.0 megawatts, and full-load molten storage capacity of 4.5 hours.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kathu Forest.
Kathu Forest
Nature reserve
Kathu Forest is an area of protected woodland in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is some 4000 hectares in extent and was proclaimed in an attempt to safeguard an unusually dense concentration of camel thorn trees. Kathu Forest is situated 3 km southeast of Kathu Solar Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kathu.
Kathu
Town
Kathu is a town in South Africa, and the iron ore capital of the Northern Cape province. Its name means "town under the trees", after the Camel Thorn forest it is situated in. Kathu is situated 9 km south of Kathu Solar Park.
Kathu Solar Park
- Type: Power station
- Description: building in South Africa
- Categories: thermal solar power station and industry
- Location: Gamagara Local Municipality, John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-27.61382° or 27° 36′ 50″ southLongitude
23.02791° or 23° 1′ 41″ eastOpen location code
5G4592PH+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 655281139Wikidata ID
Q48815929
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Kathu Solar Park” goes by many names.
- French: “Kathu Solar Park”
- Japanese: “カス太陽熱発電所”
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