Letsatsi Solar Park

{{Short description|Photovoltaic power station in South Africa}}

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| name = Letsatsi Solar Park

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| coordinates = {{coord|28|56|27|S|25|56|59|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = South Africa

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| status = Operational

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| commissioned = May 2014

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| cost = US$487 million

| owner = Letsatsi Solar Energy Ltd.

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| solar_type = PV

| ps_units_operational = 277,632

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| ps_site_area = ~{{convert|100|ha|acre|0|abbr=on}}

| ps_electrical_capacity = 75 MW_p (64 MW_AC)

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| ps_annual_generation = 150 GWh

| website = {{URL|http://lesedipv.com/letsatsi/}}

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The Letsatsi Solar Park is a 75-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power station in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. The solar park uses 277,632 conventional, multicrystalline silicon PV solar panels and went fully on line in May 2014. Its annual generation will be about 150 gigawatt-hours, enough to supply electricity for about 50,000 to 60,000 homes, while reducing the use of pollution-generating fossil fuels. The Letsatsi Solar Park cost $487 million and is operated by the Letsatsi Solar Energy Ltd., which plans to operate the solar park for at least 20 years.{{cite web |url=http://www.solarreserve.com/what-we-do/pv-development/letsatsi/ |title=Letsatsi PV Project |accessdate=12 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107033038/http://www.solarreserve.com/what-we-do/pv-development/letsatsi/ |archivedate=7 January 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.power-technology.com/projects/letsatsi-solar-pv-power-plant/ |title=Letsatsi Solar PV Power Plant, South Africa |accessdate=12 January 2015}}