Deimos Solar Power Plant near Port Nolloth, Northern Cape Province

The activities entail the development of a 250MW
photovoltaic solar facility, Battery Energy Storage
System (BESS) and associated infrastructure on the
farm Kannikwa No. 156, Registration Division
Namaqualand, situated within the Richtersveld
Local Municipality area of jurisdiction. The town of
Port Nolloth is located approximately ~16 km west
of the proposed development (refer to the attached
locality maps).
The project entails the generation of between
250MW electrical power through photovoltaic (PV)
panels and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
The total footprint of the project will be
approximately 3754 hectares (including supporting
infrastructure on site) with a developable area of
approximately 539 hectares. The property on which
the facility is to be constructed will be leased by
Deimos Solar Power Plant (RF) (Pty) Ltd from the
property owner, for the lifespan of the project
(minimum of 20 years).
Province(s): Northern Cape