The projects, which are part of third round of the South African Renewable Energy Procurement Programme, cover 314MWp of solar and 199MW of wind power projects.

The four solar PV projects, Aurora, Tom Burke, Paleisheweul and Pulida, are located in the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Free State and Limpopo regions, while two wind projects, Gibson Bay and Cookhouse, are in the Eastern Cape.

The solar projects will have the thin-film module produced by the joint venture 3Sun, equally owned by Enel Green Power, STMicroelectronics and Sharp.

The 513MW projects would require a total investment of some €630m and will be capable of generating over 1,300GWh annually once operational.

Enel Green Power expects to complete and put into operation the projects in 2016.