Largest power plants in Northern Cape, South Africa by capacity

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Unnamed South Africa coal projects	Coal	South Africa	1,500
2	Gariep	Hydro	South Africa	360
3	Vanderkloof	Hydro	South Africa	240
4	Longyuan Mulilo Green Energy De Aar 2 North Wind Energy Facility	Wind	South Africa	144
5	Khobab Wind	Wind	South Africa	140
6	Loeriesfontein 2	Wind	South Africa	140
7	Droogfontein Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	136
8	KaXu Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	100
9	Kathu CSP	Solar	South Africa	100
10	Kathu Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	100
11	Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg Wind Energy Facility	Wind	South Africa	100
12	Xina One	Solar	South Africa	100
13	Jasper Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	96
14	Sishen Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	94
15	Konkoonsies Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	86
16	Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska	Solar	South Africa	86
17	Prieska Solar Plant	Solar	South Africa	86
18	Adams Solar PV Project	Solar	South Africa	82
19	Pulida Solar Park	Solar	South Africa	82
20	Nouport Wind Farm	Wind	South Africa	80
21	De Aar 3 Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
22	Konkoonsies II Solar Facility	Solar	South Africa	75
23	Lesedi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	75
24	Solar Capital De Aar I	Solar	South Africa	75
25	Solar Capital De Aar III	Solar	South Africa	75
26	Kalkbult Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	74
27	Karoo Renewable Energy Facility (Nobelsfontein Wind)	Wind	South Africa	74
28	Karoo	Solar	South Africa	50
29	Bokpoort Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
30	De Aar - Mainstream Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
31	Khi Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	50
32	De Aar Solar Power	Solar	South Africa	46
33	Linde Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	40
34	Herbert Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	20
35	Prieska - Mulilo Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	20
36	Neusberg	Hydro	South Africa	13
37	De Aar - Mulilo Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	11
38	Greefspan Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	11
39	Aries Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	11
40	Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV De Aar	Solar	South Africa	10
41	Upington Solar Power Plant	Solar	South Africa	9

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 largest power plants in northern cape, south africa by capacity?

Unnamed South Africa coal projects (South Africa) ranks #1 with 1,500 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 41 power plants in in Northern Cape, South Africa.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Unnamed South Africa coal projects (1,500); 2. Gariep (360); 3. Vanderkloof (240).