Skytron Energy said it has been selected to fit out one of the largest solar power plants with its technology.
The company will work on the Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska Photovoltaic plant in Africa.
The facility is expected to be completed in July 2016, with a capacity of 86.2 megawatts (MWp).
It will provide 30,000 homes, lying in the Northern Cape region, with clean energy.
Lino Garcia, director of business development at Skytron Energy, said: “With more than 2,500 hours of sunlight reaching South Africa a year solar power is an ideal source of energy in the region.
“Considering the negative impact of load-shedding and rising energy prices, on the South African economy over the past decades, we are very happy to finally see changes and an increased awareness of renewable energies.
“Besides being environmentally friendly, PV plants are, first and foremost, reliable and cost effective sources of electricity.
“In order to meet local requirements and maintain the highest possible standards at the Prieska power plant, we will both integrate the entire range of our high-quality control and supervision technology and redesign components for the site.”
Prieska is one of the utility-scale photovaltic projects approved by South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme.
It calls for the development of 18GW of renewable energy by 2030, of which 8.4GW has been allocated to solar power.
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