Proposed Varkenslaagte Solar near Carletonville, Gauteng Province

The activities entail the development of an up to 240MW photovoltaic solar facility and associated infrastructure on Portion 1 of the Farm Varkenslaagte No. 119, Portion 3 of the Farm Kleinfontein No. 141 and Portions 1, 11, 23 and 28 of the Farm Doornfontein No. 118, situated within the Merafong Local Municipality area of jurisdiction in the Gauteng Province. The town of Carletonville is located approximately 12km east of the proposed development.

The project entails the generation of up to 240MW electrical power through photovoltaic (PV) panels. The total footprint of the project will approximately be 480 hectares (including supporting infrastructure on site).