Renewable Energy Land Leases in South Africa

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2	1	Mpumalanga	HDF Renewstable Mpumalanga (RMPU)	HDF Energy South Africa (Pty) Ltd	Projected capacity to come online in 2026		Standerton	PV solar, hydrogen storage	Not available	1,500MW, 3,500MWh		Not available		Public-private partnership as part of Eskom's Land Leasing Programme	Details confidential	$3-billion						These plants will serve more than 1.4 million inhabitants 24/7 and will have a peak electricity output of about 500 MW			Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act of 2006, as gazetted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in August 2021	Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism	https://oxpeckers.org/2024/06/mega-plans-for-gh2/		HDF Energy was awarded 1,782ha of land around Tutuka and Majuba power stations in Mpumalanga to develop several green baseload power plants, as part of Eskom's Land Lease Programme, launched in 2022. HDF's Renewstable® architecture will provide dispatchable power. This agreement has no related Power Purchase Agreements with Eskom as each producer is responsible for its own offtake. Hydrogène De France’s plans include installing 1,500 megawatts (MW) of solar PV combined with 3,500 megawatt-hours (MWh) of hydrogen storage. The projects will inject 1.9 terrawatt hours of stable electricity into the grid 24/7, and will be able to peak at about 500MW. As of October 2025, Eskom has discontinued the land leases scheme, and this project will no longer go ahead.
3	2	Mpumalanga	Tournee Solar Park	Red Rocket SA (Pty) Ltd (developer) Discovery Green (offtaker)	2027		Land around Tutuka and Majuba power stations	wind, PV solar, battery energy storage system (BESS)	Financial close announced in October 2025	Contracted capacity of 300 MW and an installed capacity of 331 MW. The project will comprise about 463,000 bifacial solar modules mounted on single-axis trackers and will connect to the national grid via a 132 kV overhead powerline.		Once operational, the solar park is expected to generate an average of 720-million kilowatt-hours a year over its 20-year lifespan, avoiding about 709 200 metric tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions a year.		The project has been financed through a club deal involving Absa Bank through its Corporate and Investment Banking division, Standard Bank through its Corporate and Investment Banking division, and the Development Bank of Southern Africa, with the Red Rocket Opportunity Trust serving as the black economic empowerment partner.	Discovery Green signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with independent power producer Red Rocket in late 2025.	R5.2-billion					https://sahris.sahra.org.za/cases/tourn%C3%A9e-2-150mw-solar-pv-facility-and-associated-infrastructure-near-standerton-mpumalanga				Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act of 2006, as gazetted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in August 2022	IOL	https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/r52bn-red-rocket-solar-park-first-and-only-project-to-emerge-from-eskoms-land-lease-scheme-2025-10-14	https://www.iol.co.za/saturday-star/news/eskoms-new-partnerships-set-to-contribute-about-2-000-mw-to-the-national-electricity-grid-10a57b90-6b76-4ee4-ae16-da67a46b251f https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121242-Land-Lease-Agreement-between-Eskom-Holdings-SOC.html https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121244-Pricing-Schedules-for-Land-Parcels.html https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121243-Leasing-of-Eskom-Land-in-Mpumalanga-to-IPPs.html	In October 2022, independent power producer (IPP) Red Rocket signed a lease agreement with Eskom, as part of the public entity's Land Lease Programme. They secured two parcels of land in the auction, around Tutuka and Majuba power stations in Mpumalanga. Red Rocket, along with three other IPPs, will lease a total of 6 184 hectares (ha) of land for a period of 25 – 30 years each and contribute an estimated 2 000MW to the national electricity grid. Red Rocket will develop its project in solar and incorporate a storage component, but will ultimately support Eskom by adding more power to the grid. As of October 2025, it was announced that the project is the first and only development to reach the milestone under Eskom’s land lease initiative, whereby land parcels surrounding the Tutuka and Majuba power stations were made available to IPP investors eager to access grid-ready sites.
4	3	Mpumalanga	SOLA Group Land Lease	Sola Group (Pty) Ltd	Not available		Land around Majuba and Tutuka power stations	wind, PV solar, battery energy storage system (BESS)	Not available	345MW		Not available		Public-private partnership as part of Eskom's Land Leasing Programme	Details confidential										Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act of 2006, as gazetted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in August 2023	SOLA Group	https://solagroup.co.za/sola-signs-land-lease-agreement-with-eskom/ https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121242-Land-Lease-Agreement-between-Eskom-Holdings-SOC.html https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121244-Pricing-Schedules-for-Land-Parcels.html https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121243-Leasing-of-Eskom-Land-in-Mpumalanga-to-IPPs.html		In October 2022, independent power producer (IPP) SOLA Group signed a lease agreement with Eskom, as part of the public entity's Land Lease Programme. They secured two parcels of land in the auction, around Tutuka and Majuba power stations in Mpumalanga. SOLA, along with three other IPPs, will lease a total of 6 184 hectares (ha) of land for a period of 25 – 30 years each and contribute an estimated 2 000MW to the national electricity grid. SOLA Group will use the land to develop two large renewable energy projects. This arrangement between SOLA and Eskom has no related Power Purchase Agreements, as each producer is responsible for its own offtake. As of October 2025, Eskom has discontinued the land leases scheme, and this project will no longer go ahead.
5	4	Mpumalanga	Mainstream Renewable Land Lease	Mainstream Renewable Power Developments South Africa (Pty) Ltd	Not available		Land around Majuba and Tutuka power stations	wind, PV solar, battery energy storage system (BESS)	Not available			Not available		Public-private partnership as part of Eskom's Land Leasing Programme	Details confidential										Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act of 2006, as gazetted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in August 2024		https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121242-Land-Lease-Agreement-between-Eskom-Holdings-SOC.html https://dc.sourceafrica.net/documents/121244-Pricing-Schedules-for-Land-Parcels.html		In October 2022, independent power producer (IPP) Mainstream Renewable Power signed a lease agreement with Eskom, as part of the public entity's Land Lease Programme. They secured two parcels of land in the auction, around Tutuka and Majuba power stations in Mpumalanga. Mainstream, along with three other IPPs, will lease a total of 6 184 hectares (ha) of land for a period of 25 – 30 years each and contribute an estimated 2 000MW to the national electricity grid. This arrangement between Mainstream and Eskom has no related Power Purchase Agreements, as each producer is responsible for its own offtake. As of October 2025, Eskom has discontinued the land leases scheme, and this project will no longer go ahead.
6	5	Mpumalanga	Karino Hydropower Facility	Karino Hydro Power (Pty) Ltd	1 October 2013		Karino	hydropower	Approved Environmental Impact Assessment (Basic Assessment Report)	2.2 MW				Private project								A special BBBEE trust will also own a share in the project and funds will be channelled to various orphan care projects in the region.		A large portion of the project will traverse farms owned by a community property association that represents more than 200 black families The project company agreed to rental payments (significantly above market rates) to this community structure, through a long-term lease agreement.		NEPSA Energy	http://www.nepsaenergy.com/portfolio/karino/	https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q7wzT3vA9sLUNomUdHVRPVjdGLoIQwDK/edit#gid=1448631507	The proposed Karino Hydro Power project is a 2.2 MW run-of-river project situated in the Crocodile River at Karino, Mpumalanga. The project was initiated in 2009/2010 and the developers intended to bid on the project in 2015 under the REIPPP programme. Unfortunately, the bidding window never opened due to the seven-year regulatory restraint on new IPP projects in South Africa. The project developers did however continue to finance development during this period and all major project approvals were obtained (under extremely difficult and uncertain circumstances). The new roadmap is being implemented and the promulgation of legislation that will allow for the exemption of generators below 100 MW to hold a generation licence in 2021 was a key enabler in this respect as it allowed for the wheeling of electricity from the hydro plant to a customer anywhere in South Africa. The project can be scaled up with solar power which will enable hybrid power generation.
7	6	Eastern Cape	Cookhouse Wind Farm	Renewable Cookhouse Wind Farm 1 (RF) Pty Ltd, Old Mutual, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) and the Local Community Trust			Cookhouse	wind	Operational	135.8 MW		It supplies approximately 341 000MWh/year of clean, renewable energy to the national grid, addressing the ongoing and increasing need for electricity in South Africa. The wind farm produces enough green electricity to supply approximately 94 000 low-income, or 43 000 medium-income South African homes, and in so doing avoids approximately 384 000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year when compared to traditional fossil fuel power plants.										Cookhouse Wind Farm’s Wind Turbine Technician Training programme addresses one of the most notable skills shortages in the area: the technical skills needed on the wind farm.		Its flagship early childhood development (ECD) programme was launched in 2016. To date Cookhouse Wind Farm has invested across 26 ECD centres and is seeing the massive impact the programme is making on various levels, from capacity building all the way through to young learners who are now entering the formal schooling system across communities of Somerset East, Cookhouse, Bedford and Adelaide. The programme capacitates ECD Centre practitioners and principals with the required skills and qualifications to ensure stimulation of children within the classroom. The wind farm launched its ECD Infrastructure Needs Support Programme in 2019, which followed a detailed infrastructure needs assessment of 28 centres in the four beneficiary towns. The project has supported the educational needs of the local primary and high schools by providing funding of educator salaries and the establishment of computer labs and equipment. The Cookhouse Wind Farm Scholarship Programme was launched in 2015 and aims to provide tertiary education funding for youth. The focus is to contribute towards human resource development in fields considered critical for the South African economy.		Cookhouse Wind Farm	https://cookhousewind.co.za/		The wind farm owner leases the land. Only a small percentage of the land area is occupied by the wind farm, which enables farming activities (mainly sheep grazing) to continue within the wind farm area. Cookhouse Wind Farm received environmental authorisation in May 2010. Construction of the wind farm commenced in February 2013. The wind farm first supplied electricity to the grid in March 2014 and Commercial Operation Date was achieved on 19 November 2014. Suzlon Wind Energy South Africa was responsible for construction of the wind farm, and is currently responsible for operation & maintenance. The wind farm is connected to Eskom’s Poseidon Transmission substation approximately 1.5km from the site.
8	7	Western Cape	Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm	Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm (Pty) Ltd, Seriti Green (initial developer) and Windlab. It has since been acquired by African Clean Energy	2025		Murraysburg	wind	Construction is under way, with completion expected in 2026	140 MW		Not available		Developed by African Clean Energy Developments (ACED), Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS) Africa and NOA Group, the project has secured an industry-first R4.9-billion financing package led by Standard Bank	The project pioneers an aggregator wind power model, allowing multiple private off-takers to access clean energy, a significant breakthrough for independent power producers (IPPs).						https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/additionaldocs/03%20Appendix%20C-%20PPR.pdf			The Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm, like other wind farms, delivers community benefits through local economic development, job creation, and community empowerment. These benefits are often channeled through community trusts, such as the Amakhala Emoyeni Community Fund Trust (AECFT). As part of the larger Amakhala Emoyeni project, the Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm includes elements of community ownership and supports initiatives that drive sustainable development in surrounding communities		Seriti Green	https://seritigreen.com/ishwati-emoyeni/		The Ishwati Emoyeni project is located near Murraysburg in South Africa’s Western Cape province. The site covers approximately 24,000 ha, with the land being leased from a private individual in 2010. The project is fully approved, with Environmental Authorisation being granted in 2016, along with Provisional Civil Aviation Authority approval. Seriti Green initially developed the Ishwati Project, which has since been acquired by African Clean Energy.
9	8	North West	Noko Solar Power Plant	Noko Solar Power Plant (Rf) Pty Ltd			Orkney	PV solar	NERSA registered	Up to 150 MW		Not available														SAHRIS	https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/additionaldocs/2020-20%20Noko%20BID.pdf		The project entails the generation of up to 150MW electrical power through photovoltaic (PV) panels. The total footprint of the project will approximately be 307 hectares (including supporting infrastructure on site). The property on which the facility is to be constructed will be leased by Noko Solar Power Plant (RF) (Pty) Ltd from the property owner, for the lifespan of the project (minimum of 20 years).
10	9	Limpopo	Vanadium Solar 1	Infinity				PV solar		150 MW									This project is part of a group of six, owned by Infinity Power (51%) and Pele Green Energy (49%), with a total capacity of 1.28 GW. These were awarded in the seventh round of South Africa’s REIPPPP. Once built, the projects will triple Infinity Power’s generating capacity in South Africa and further the company’s goal of deploying 10GW of renewable energy across Africa by 2030							Infinity Power	https://weareinfinitypower.com/press/16/Infinity-Power--and-Pele-Energy-group-awarded-1--28%C2%A0GW%C2%A0Solar%C2%A0PV-in-South-Africa-s-7th-renewables-procurement-round		The proposed project involves the development of a photovoltaic solar power on Portions 1 of the farm Makayskraal No. 18 and 2 of the farm Zwartdoorns No. 421 in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality, Limpopo Province. Located approximately 2 km north of the town of Northam, the project will occupy an area of roughly 645 hectares. Vanadium Solar Power Plant (RF) (Pty) Ltd will lease the land from the property owner for a minimum of 20 years to construct and operate the solar facility, which will generate electricity through photovoltaic (PV) panels.
11	10	Mpumalanga	Majuba Power Station	Eskom	1996	2046–2051	Amersfoort, Gert Sibande District	coal, solar	Operating	3,843MW	Not available		In December 2021, the project to extend the continuous ash disposal facility (ADF) at the power station passed its midway point. The project is expected to ensure that waste residue from the boiler furnaces is stored					Eskom has received approval from the Department of Environment for its EIA for 65 MW Majuba Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Facility and Its associated Infrastructure on portion 1, 2 and 6 of the farm Witkoppies 81 Hs, Amersfoort, within the Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality.	Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd (Environmental Assessment Practitioner)							Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (login required)	https://egis.environment.gov.za/data_egis/		In 2022, Eskom launched its Land Lease Programme and in October of that year, it signed agreements with four independent power producers (IPPs) for the development of renewable energy projects covering 6,184 hectares of land near its Majuba and Tutuka power stations. Following feasibility studies, the land was expected to provide up to 2000MW of wind, solar and battery projects. In 2024, Eskom issued a call for eligible tenderers to submit proposals to deliver an estimated three hundred million tons of coal to Majuba Power Station for approximately 26 years. In September 2024, Eskom completed the Masibambisane Air Quality Offset (AQO) project at low-income households in the Ezamokuhle community, in Amersfoort, Mpumalanga.
12	11	Mpumalanga	Tutuka Power Station	Eskom	1985	2035–2041	Standerton	coal, solar	Operating	3,510MW	New Denmark		Not available					Eskom has received approval from the Department of Environment for its EIA for 65.9MW Tutuka Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Facility and associated Infrastructure on portion 4, 10, 11 and 12 of the Farm Pretorius Vley 374, near Standerton within Lekwa.	Savannah Environmental (Pty) Ltd (Environmental Assessment Practitioner)							Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (login required)	https://egis.environment.gov.za/data_egis/		In 2022, Eskom launched its Land Lease Programme and in October of that year, it signed agreements with four independent power producers (IPPs) for the development of renewable energy projects covering 6,184 hectares of land near its Majuba and Tutuka power stations. Following feasibility studies, the land was expected to provide up to 2000MW of wind, solar and battery projects.
13	12	Mpumalanga	Hendrina Wind Energy Facility	Enertrag South Africa (Pty) Ltd	2026		Located approximately 20km from Hendrina Power Station	Wind	Development phase; EA granted; not yet operational This project has been awarded grid allocation and is set to commence construction in December 2024, reaching full operation by November 2026.	210MW		8.7 million tonnes CO₂ avoided over 20 years	Standard EMPr mitigation/rehabilitation;	Enertrag; Apollo Africa					Enertrag; Apollo Africa; WSP; SLR Consulting		DFFE Ref: 14/12/16/3/3/2/2131 - Final Site Layout Plan and Final Environmental Management Programme for the authorised Hendrina South Wind Energy Facility https://www.slrconsulting.com/afr/public-documents/enertrag-hendrina-south-wef-final-layout-plans-and-final-emprs-mpumalanga-province-dffe-ref-14/	In May 2024, the wind project was in the final stages of securing a crucial grid-connection budget quote from Eskom, making it one of the few private wind projects to have achieved that milestone to date. Newly formed electricity trader Apollo Africa was also reported to be in the final stages of securing a trading licence from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa and had entered into an exclusive agreement with Enertrag for the electricity that will be produced at the facility.	During the construction phase there will be 300 employment opportunities for a period of 24 months. Once in the operation and maintenance phase the employment opportunities will reduce but these positions will be long term positions without a time limit on them. Employment will be sourced locally as far as practical.	Stakeholder engagement and socio-economic programmes; no confirmed community trust		Enertrag South Africa	https://www.enertrag.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Hendrina-North_WEF_14-12-16-3-3-2-2130.pdf		The proposed Hendrina North Wind Energy Facility will form part of Enertrag's Hendrina Renewable Energy Complex, which consists of five projects in total. The facility will generate up to 200 megawatts (MW) from up to 27 wind turbines over an extent of 3,600 hectares. It will form part of Enertrag's proposed Hendrina Renewable Energy Complex, and affects portions of several farms including: Hartebeestkuil 185 IS; Uitgezocht 194 IS; Dubar 189 IS and Weltevreden 193 IS.
14	13	Eastern Cape	Wesley - Ciskei Wind Farm	Owner: Riverbank Wind Power (RF) (Pty) Ltd Investors: EDF Renewables (Pty) Ltd, Telagystix (Pty) Ltd, Uncedo Lwethu Winds of Change (RF) (Pty) Ltd, Riverbank Winds of Change BBBEE Co (RF) (Pty) Ltd	August 2021		Ngqushwa Local Municipality	wind	Operating	34.5MW				EDF Renewables (Pty) Ltd, Telagystix (Pty) Ltd, Uncedo Lwethu Winds of Change (RF) (Pty) Ltd, Riverbank Winds of Change BBBEE Co (RF) (Pty) Ltd; Bank of America (Just Energy/ Oxfam) The project is owned by a South African consortium consisting of: 60% shareholding by EDF Renewables; 22.5% shareholding by Telagystix (being a subsidiary of the BEE company Calulo Renewable Energy); 5% shareholding by the landowners of the site where the project is located, (enabled by a donation made to them by EDF Renewables); and 12.5% shareholding by Riverbank Winds of Change BBBEE Co (RF) Ltd being the trust established for the local community	Initially DBSA, Bank of America	R34-billion							Four locals are currently employed by the wind farm	5% community shareholding through Uncedo Lwethu Winds of Change (Trust). Eleven Lease agreements with black landowners which constitues 1.5% of EDF revenue from Eskom. Several key economic development initiatives in the community, including an SMME development and upskilling programme. The objective was to assist approximately 50 SMME’s in the communities surrounding the project site in upskilling in the following areas: Health and Safety, Communication Skills, Financing and Tendering. A bursary scheme also assisted two students in the local community to study at an institution of higher learning. During the pandemic hard lockdown, over 400 food parcels were delivered to the community and local businesses manufactured face masks and hand sanitisers for the site.	REIPPPP 4th round bid	Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism	https://oxpeckers.org/2025/04/land-energy-conundrum/	https://edf-re.co.za/operational/wesley-ciskei/	The Wesley-Ciskei project holds great significance for the Eastern Cape Province, it is the first and only wind energy project located in a former homeland region of the Eastern Cape, despite such regions representing almost 40% of the Province’s landmass and being host to 60% of the Province’s population. There are 11 lease agreements with black landowners. The landowners receive rental fees that amount to 1.5% of the project’s revenue through the sale of electricity to Eskom. The rental fees for each family vary, depending on the number of turbines on their property, the size of the piece of land involved and other factors like whether there are transmission lines.
15	14	Mpumalanga	The Grootvlei Climate Smart Horticulture Centre	Eskom	2023	2025	Grootvlei, Dipaleseng Local Municipality, Mpumalanga		Planning					Eskom has partnered with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) and Enterprising Africa Regional Network Grootvlei Agric (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Enterprising Africa Regional Network (Pty) Ltd to develop the Grootvlei Climate Smart Horticulture Centre (GCSHC), a key initiative aimed at diversifying economic activities and creating high-quality jobs around Grootvlei in preparation for the planned dead stop date of Grootvlei operational units.)	LOI / bilateral cooperation and RVO project funding mechanisms (grants / technical assistance); further procurement & tenders for works			Combine a climate-smart horticulture demonstration (0.5 ha) with commercial agriculture on the ring-fenced ~20 ha, plus a JET training facility to upskill the local community.	RVO (Netherlands), potential agri-tech companies & local training partners			Intended outcomes: job creation, skills & knowledge transfer, market stimulation for climate-smart farming, local enterprise strengthening.							Farm Grootvlei No. 604-IR, Portions 16 & 24 comprising about 20ha ring-fenced by Eskom.
16	15	Northern Cape	De Aar Solar Power	Globeleq Generation Ltd	2014		Emthanjeni Local Municipality	PV solar	operating	45.6MW		De Aar Solar Power generates approximately 85 GWh annually, supplying enough clean, renewable electrical energy to meet the annual needs of more than 19,000 average South African homes.											The project created up to 520 construction jobs and now provides long-term employment for 20 people, while also supporting local businesses.	De Aar Solar Power supports local communities through investments in education, scholarships, and enterprise development. The Sibona Ilanga Trust, which owns 8% of the project, reinvests dividends into local development.		Globeleq	https://globeleq.com/power-plants/de-aar/		De Aar Solar Power is a 50 MWp photovoltaic (PV) facility and one of the continent’s first utility-scale solar plants. The plant is located near the town of De Aar in the Northern Cape on approximately 100 hectares of land owned by the Emthanjeni Municipality. A percentage of operating revenues benefits the local community through socio-economic and enterprise development programmes. Globeleq is the majority shareholder and is also responsible for the operational management of the project.
17	16	Northern Cape	SunCentral Solar Farm	SolarAfrica	2014		Emthanjeni Local Municipality	PV solar	operating	87MW				SolarAfrica funded the MTS, totalling around R1-billion. The solar installation adds another R4-billion to the investment		R5-billion						The power generated at SunCentral is 100% green and comes at a tariff of up to 50% cheaper than utility power		Eight percent of the project is owned by the Sibona Ilanga Trust, which uses dividends to support communities within 50km. De Aar Solar Power also invests in socio-economic and enterprise development in De Aar, Britstown and Hanover for the duration of the project.		Solar Africa	https://solarafrica.com/insights/solarafrica-suncentral-solar-farm-construction/		Known as SunCentral Solar Farm, Phase 1 of this project will total around 342 MW in generation capacity, with Phases 2 and 3 bringing the total size to 1 GW. Soventix South Africa sold the rights to Phase 1 of the cluster development to SolarAfrica and will continue to develop Phases 2 and 3 for the project as time progresses.
18	17	Northern Cape	De Aar Solar Park Project 1	Solar Capital (shareholder, developer), Eskom (customer)	2014		Emthanjeni Local Municipality	PV solar	operating	85MW				REIPPPP procurement with long-term Eskom PPA; financed via project finance / equity (standard REIPPPP model)					A joint project of Moncada Energy Group and Solar Capital					The De Aar Solar Park provides numerous community benefits, including enterprise and socio-economic development programmes, local procurement, and employment opportunities. A portion of the project's operating revenues is dedicated to these programmes, contributing to the upliftment and development of the local community		Solar Capital	https://www.solarcapital.co.za/our-projects/de-aar-project-1/		Land leased from Emthanjeni Local Municipality
19	18	Northern Cape	De Aar 3 - Project 2 solar farm	Solar Capital (shareholder, developer), Eskom (customer)	2016		Emthanjeni Local Municipality	PV solar	operating	90MW		~164 GWh/year		REIPPPP procurement with long-term Eskom PPA; financed via project finance / equity (standard REIPPPP model)	REIPPPP procurement with long-term Eskom PPA; financed via project finance / equity (standard REIPPPP model).	USD222.83 million				USD222.83 million		Reported generation (industry data) supplies renewable energy to the grid and reduces dependence on fossil generation; local construction-phase employment and community projects reported (education, ECD support, reading programmes).	Construction phase: 520 people employed; 73% from the local community. Long-term O&M employment: 20 people employed.	Solar Capital De Aar 3 Community Trust (SCDA3) exists and receives annual dividend income from the project		Solar Capital	https://www.solarcapital.co.za/our-projects/de-aar-3-project-2/		Land leased from Emthanjeni Local Municipality: The De Aar 3 – Project 2 Solar Farm was built on land leased from the Emthanjeni Local Municipality under a long-term notarial lease agreement. The lease allows Solar Capital to use municipal land for renewable energy generation while the municipality retains ownership.