| Kaxu Solar One | |
| Coordinates: | -28.8811°N 19.5931°W |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Location: | Pofadder |
| Status: | Operational |
| Construction Began: | November 2012 |
| Commissioned: | 2 March 2015 http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/100-mw-solar-park-to-relieve-pressure-on-national-grid-2015-03-02 |
| Cost: | $860 million[1] |
| Solar Type: | CSP |
| Solar Csp Technology: | P |
| Ps Site Area: | 1100ha |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 100 |
| Ps Electrical Cap Fac: | 36.5% (planned) |
| Ps Storage Capacity: | 250 MW·he |
| Ps Annual Generation: | 320 GWh (planned) |
| Website: | kaxu |
KaXu Solar One (KXSO) is a concentrated solar thermal plant located in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, NE from the town of Pofadder, Khâi-Ma Local Municipality. KaXu Solar One is a 100 megawatt (MW) parabolic trough plant and covers an area of 1100ha.[2]
The KXSO collector surface is more than 800000m2 with a full-load molten salt storage capacity of 2.5 hours.
The project is developed by the Spanish company Abengoa, and financed with help from Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Community Trust group.
The name comes from .