CAPE TOWN, South Africa (XOL Africa) — GameChange Energy has completed commissioning of its Genius Tracker 1P system at the 283-megawatt-peak Mooi Plaats Solar PV Plant in South Africa, the company said Wednesday.
The project, located near Noupoort in the Northern Cape, is part of the Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster. It was developed and constructed by Envusa Energy, a joint venture between EDF Power Solutions and Anglo American, with CEEC/CGGC serving as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor.
The solar plant is expected to supply renewable electricity to Anglo American’s mining operations, including Kumba Iron Ore and De Beers, as well as Valterra Platinum. The project is intended to support the mining sector’s efforts to reduce emissions and strengthen energy resilience.
“The Northern Cape region presents harsh environmental and site conditions, including high wind exposure, elevated temperatures, dusty conditions, and demanding construction environments that place significant demands on tracker design and execution,” said Vikas Bansal, CEO of international operations at GameChange Energy.
“Our Genius Tracker 1P system was selected to support reliable performance under these conditions while enabling efficient installation across a project of this scale,” Bansal said.
The plant is expected to generate nearly 360 million kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity annually, according to GameChange Energy. The company said the project also is expected to contribute to long-term reductions in Scope 2 emissions associated with mining operations.
Construction supported more than 1,600 jobs and included about 20 million South African rand ($1.1 million) in socioeconomic development investment for surrounding communities, the company said.
“Mooi Plaats Solar PV Plant is a significant renewable energy infrastructure project both in terms of scale and execution complexity,” said Hanli Smit, head of execution at Envusa Energy.
“Delivery of a project of this nature requires coordination across multiple stakeholders, technologies, and construction activities, and we appreciate the partnership with GameChange Energy throughout the tracker installation phase,” Smit said.
GameChange Energy provides infrastructure technologies for utility-scale renewable energy and critical power applications, including solar trackers, fixed-tilt mounting systems, electrical balance-of-system solutions, transformers, drone-based asset monitoring and other infrastructure systems.
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