Avoided CO2 emissions of more than 1 222 tons to date
SOLTRAIN's Energy Savings & CO2 Reduction
The annual solar yield of all 326 solar thermal systems is 3 534 MWh. This corresponds to electricity savings of 3,887 MWh/a and 1,222 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 | 57.4 | 40 | 6 | 50.2 | 55.2 | 141 278 | 17 |
| Namibia | 512 | 359 | 123 | 465.5 | 512.1 | 1 309 594 | 160 |
| South Africa | 3 286 | 2 300 | 121 | 2 346.3 | 2 581.0 | 6 600 766 | 814 |
| Zimbabwe | 468 | 328 | 49 | 395.8 | 435.4 | 1 113 593 | 135 |
| Lesotho | 176 | 123 | 24 | 160.3 | 176.4 | 451 065 | 56 |
| Botswana | 122 | 85 | 3 | 115.6 | 127.1 | 325 152 | 40 |
| TOTAL | 4 621 | 3 235 | 326 | 3 533.7 | 3 887.3 | 9 941 449 | 1 222 |
