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Letsatsi Solar Park – 75MW The Letsatsi Solar Power Project near Bloemfontein was completed in May 2014 and is fully operational. The project is playing its part in helping South Africa meet its renewable energy targets, in addition to stimulating long-term economic development and creating new jobs. http://mybroadband.co.za/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Sishen-Solar-Energy-Facility.jpg Sishen Solar Energy Facility Jasper solar power project – 96MW In November 2014 SolarReserve announced that the 96 megawatt photovoltaic Jasper solar power project was fully operational. Jasper is located in South Africa’s Northern Cape in a solar park that also includes the 75MW Lesedi solar power project. With over 325,000 PV modules, the Jasper project is delivering 180,000 megawatt-hours of electricity annually for South African residents. Kathu Solar PV facility – 75MW The 75MW Kathu Solar PV facility, based in the Northern Cape, commenced commercial operations in November 2014. http://www.ujuh.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Sishen-solar-power-plan.jpg Sishen Solar Energy facility The project is expected to deliver 179GWh of clean energy into the grid annually, equivalent to the electricity requirements of 68,000 low-income households. Sishen Solar Energy Facility – 94MW The Sishen Solar Energy Facility came online in December 2014, with an estimated electricity generation of 216GWh per year. The solar plant has 319,600 photovoltaic modules, with a peak capacity of 94.3 megawatts (MWp) – 74 nominal MW. In November 2014 SolarReserve announced that the 96 megawatt photovoltaic Jasper solar power project was fully operational. Plant http://www.solarreserve.com/en/global-projects/csp/redstone/gallery/worlds-first-csp-and-pv-solar-park.jpg/@@images/image/large Redstone Solar Thermal Power