Project overview
About this development
Construction of the Vikela solar photovoltaic energy facility as well as associated infrastructure on the Remaining Extent of Farm Witkoppies No. 81 and Portion No. 11 of Farm Witkoppies No. 81 near Perdekop in the Pixley ka lsaka Seme Local Municipality of the Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga Province. The proposed development area is approximately 433 hectares. The facility will consist of the following infrastructure: PV modules; Inverters and transformers; up to 33kV cabling; 33/132kV on site facility substation (IPP portion); battery energy storage systems (BESS); access road from the N11; internal access roads and internal roads between the solar rows; operational and maintenance building areas; temporary construction laydown areas; galvanised steel fencing; direct connection into the Majuba Substation’s 88kV yard via a shared collector substation using a 132kV powerline; powerline corridor with widths of up to 150m (75m on either side of centre line); monopole and lattice structure pylons of up to 40m in height. The solar PV planned generation capacity output will be up to 130 Megawatts. The exact coordinates are not known the marker has been placed on Farm Witkoppies 27°08'26.4"S 29°46'10.9"E
Project at a glance
Vikela SEF is located in Perdekop. The project is classified in the Private sector. Its current recorded stage is Postponed. The recorded project value is R 61 Million - R 200 Million.