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Cleanest power plants in South Africa — largest zero-carbon

The largest zero-carbon power plants in South Africa (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, geothermal) by capacity — clean-energy leaders. Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Koeberg	Nuclear	South Africa	1,940
2	Drakensberg	Hydro	South Africa	1,000
3	Palmiet	Hydro	South Africa	400
4	Gariep	Hydro	South Africa	360
5	Vanderkloof	Hydro	South Africa	240
6	Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility	Wind	South Africa	144
7	Khobab Wind	Wind	South Africa	140
8	Loeriesfontein 2	Wind	South Africa	140
9	Cookhouse	Wind	South Africa	139
10	Gouda Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	138
11	Jeffrey's Bay Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	138
12	Droogfontein Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	136
13	Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	131.05
14	Dorper Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	100
15	KaXu Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	100
16	Kathu CSP	Solar	South Africa	100
17	Kathu Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	100
18	Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg Wind Energy Facility	Wind	South Africa	100
19	Sere	Wind	South Africa	100
20	Xina One	Solar	South Africa	100
21	Jasper Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	96
22	Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	95
23	Sishen Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	94.3
24	West Coast 1	Wind	South Africa	94
25	Konkoonsies Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	86
26	Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska	Solar	South Africa	86
27	Prieska Solar Plant	Solar	South Africa	86
28	Adams Solar PV Project	Solar	South Africa	82.5
29	Paleisheuwel Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	82.5
30	Pulida Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	82.5
31	Nouport Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	80
32	Red Cap	Wind	South Africa	80
33	De Aar 3 Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
34	Dreunberg Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
35	Konkoonsies II Solar Facility	Solar	South Africa	75
36	Lesedi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
37	Letsatsi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
38	Solar Capital De Aar I	Solar	South Africa	75
39	Solar Capital De Aar III	Solar	South Africa	75
40	Coega IDZ Windfarm	Wind	South Africa	73.8
41	Kalkbult Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	73.8
42	Karoo Renewable Energy Facility (Nobelsfontein Wind)	Wind	South Africa	73.8
43	Hopefield	Wind	South Africa	66.6
44	Boshoff Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	66
45	Tom Burke Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	66
46	Grassridge Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	61.5
47	Karoo	Solar	South Africa	50.4
48	Bokpoort Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
49	De Aar - Mainstream Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
50	Khi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
51	De Aar Solar Power	Solar	South Africa	45.6
52	Touwsrivier Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	44
53	Linde Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	40
54	Soutpan Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	31
55	Klawer Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	30
56	Witkop Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	30
57	Dassieklip	Wind	South Africa	27
58	Van Stadens	Wind	South Africa	27
59	Waainek Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	23
60	Chaba Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	22
61	Herbert Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	20
62	Prieska - Mulilo Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	19.9
63	Swartland Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	13.6
64	Neusberg	Hydro	South Africa	12.6
65	De Aar - Mulilo Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	11.1
66	Greefspan Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	11
67	Aries Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	10.7
68	Aurora Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	10.3
69	Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV De Aar	Solar	South Africa	9.7
70	Upington Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	8.9
71	Vredendal Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	8.8
72	Bethlehem Hydro	Hydro	South Africa	7
73	RustMo1 Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	7
74	Darling Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	5.2
75	SlimSun Swartland Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	5

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in cleanest power plants in south africa — largest zero-carbon?

Koeberg (South Africa) ranks #1 with 1,940 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 75 power plants in South Africa.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Koeberg (1,940); 2. Drakensberg (1,000); 3. Palmiet (400).