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Private solar and wind projects registered with Nersa surge past 16 GW

14th November 2025

     

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South Africa has registered 73 large-scale private renewable projects (100 MW or more) with the national energy regulator Nersa: 26 wind and 47 solar PV.

Two of them are huge 475 MW solar PV facilities. One is near Dealesville, in the Free State, the other is near Modimolle, in Limpopo.

But the biggest project registered is a 505 MW combination of solar PV and wind called Great Karoo Phase 1, in the Northern Cape – 225 MW solar PV and 280 MW wind, says Nersa.

The number of registrations has been accelerating since 2023, when South Africa experienced its worst year of loadshedding. By October 2025, the total capacity of wind and solar projects registered with Nersa had reached a combined 16 461 MW. Solar PV projects account for 11 443 MW, while wind projects contribute 5 018 MW.

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