JA has been selected as the exclusive module supplier for Teraco’s 120MW Sediba solar project in Parys, South Africa’s Free State province, supplying its high-efficiency n-type modules.
Owned by Teraco, a provider of carrier-, cloud- and vendor-neutral data centre environments for colocation services, Sediba will generate renewable electricity that will be fed into the national grid. The corresponding renewable energy allocation will be supplied to Teraco’s data centre operations through a power-wheeling arrangement with local municipalities and Eskom.
Once operational, the project is expected to generate more than 354,000MWh of renewable electricity annually, with operations scheduled to begin by the end of 2026.
The Sediba site presents the type of operating environment in which long-term PV performance is critical. High summer temperatures, intense solar irradiation, dust, seasonal thunderstorms and significant temperature variations can place sustained pressure on solar modules over their operating life, JA being selected as the project’s exclusive module supplier based on the performance, durability and long-term reliability of its PV technology.
For Sediba, module selection extends beyond initial power output. Long-term degradation, mechanical integrity, product consistency and the ability to perform across changing environmental conditions are all fundamental to the project’s lifetime generation profile.
Sediba provides JA with an important reference project in Africa as investment in renewable-energy infrastructure continues to expand across the continent.
Large commercial and industrial electricity users are increasingly turning to renewable generation and wheeling arrangements to secure cleaner electricity, manage long-term energy requirements and advance sustainability objectives. In this environment, dependable PV performance and predictable lifetime generation are becoming increasingly important considerations.
