Solea Renewables will be design, engineer and construct the PV project which will produce around 1.8 gigawatt hours of electricity annually.
The electricity generated from the plant is expected to decrease the mine dependence on diesel during the day time for the next 20 to 30 years.
Solea Renewables director VusiMhlanzi said the electricity generated from the PV plants, developed by the company will not only help the end-users and but will also reduce the growing demand the public utility Eskom faces.
"Wechose JinkoSolar panelsfor its superior performance and reliability, as seen in utility-scale installations across Asia, Europe, and Americas," Mhlanzi said.
"As the plant is expected to be completed by late October, 2012, the electricity generated by JinkoSolar quality solar panels will definitely reduce the mine’s daytime diesel consumption while securing our client’s with a natural long-term hedge against all rising costs of power."
JinkoSolar chief executive officer Kangping Chen said, "We have great expectations for South Africa. The region’s booming population, strong economic growth and abundant sunlight represent an exciting opportunity for solar and for JinkoSolar we look forward to working with Solea Renewables, an experienced EPC partner on this momentous project."
The project is anticipated to be completed by the end of October 2012.
