Plato Lodge 985km

Slow drive to Plato Lodge 40km from Augrabies Falls.

Passed Khi Solar One (KSO) a solar power tower solar thermal power plant, located outside Upington. Khi Solar One is 50 megawatts, and will is the first solar tower plant in Africa. It covers an area of 140 hectares.

Abengoa claim it is the first thermal solar tower plant in Africa and the first tower plant to achieve 24 hours of operation with solar energy only.

KSO solar field is made of more than 4,000 heliostats, totaling up to 576,800 m2 of mirror surface, focusing solar energy on a boiler located on top a centralized 205-metre-high tower. KSO uses a superheated steam cycle that should be able to reach a maximum operating temperature of 530 °C.

Stopped at the famous Pienk Padstal to stock up on Mebos and Rooibos Tea.En savoir plus