SOLTRAIN's Energy Savings & CO2 Reduction
The annual solar yield of all 487 solar thermal systems is 4 335 MWh. This corresponds to electricity savings of 4 769 MWh/a and 1 500 tons of avoided CO2 based on oil equivalent.
The avoided electricity cost corresponds to ZAR9.9 million based on City of Cape Town tariffs 2019: 222,39 c/kWh plus VAT = 255,75 c/kWh.
| Country | Total Collector Area (m2) |
Total Capacity (kWth) |
Number of Systems |
Solar Yield (MWh/a) |
Electricity Savings (MWh/a) |
Avoided Electricity Cost (ZAR) |
CO2 Reduction (tCO2/a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 128 | 90 | 30 | 112.1 | 123.4 | 315 488 | 39 |
| Namibia | 1 031 | 722 | 188 | 937.1 | 1 030.8 | 2 636 370 | 323 |
| South Africa | 3 375 | 2 363 | 131 | 2 409.9 | 2 650.9 | 6 779 788 | 836 |
| Zimbabwe | 575 | 402 | 84 | 486.4 | 535.0 | 1 368 251 | 167 |
| Lesotho | 286 | 200 | 46 | 260.9 | 287.0 | 733 981 | 91 |
| Botswana | 136 | 95 | 8 | 129.0 | 141.9 | 362 998 | 44 |
| TOTAL | 4 532 | 3 872 | 487 | 4 335.5 | 4 769.1 | 12 196 875 | 1 500 |
