Stillfontein 1 Solar PV Facility

RC Stillfontein Solar (Pty) Ltd (the ‘Applicant’), a subsidiary of Cainmani (Pty) Ltd (the ‘Developer’), plans to develop, construct and operate a Solar Photovoltaic Facility (SPVF) approximately 18 km southeast of Klerksdorp, adjacent to the town of Stillfontein within the North West Province of South Africa. The project site is situated in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality (LM) which forms part of the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (DM). The proposed 300MW Stillfontein 1 SPVF is situated within the Klerksdorp Renewable Energy Development Zone (REDZ10) which was promulgated in GN R. 840 for large scale wind and solar photovoltaic energy facilities.

The proposed Stillfontein 1 SPVF will consist of up to 500 000 solar panels, with a total facility output of up to 300MW. The SPVF will also include a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), an internal collector substation (SS), a 132kV Overhead Line (OHL) of up to 13km in length (two alternatives are being considered) to connect the SPVF to the existing Eskom infrastructure (Hermes Substation) to the south. Ancillary infrastructure includes temporary and permanent laydown areas, access roads, internal roads and operation and a maintenance (O&M) building. The facility will cover an area of up to 383ha with construction footprint of up to 40ha, rehabilitated to an operational footprint of up to 32ha.

Province(s): North West