German renewables developer Pure New Energy (PNE) has sold a 250MW solar PV project in South Africa to an undisclosed independent power producer (IPP).
Located in the central Free State province, the project will continue to be developed by PNE, which will provide project development support to the investor through to financial close of the PV plant.
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PNE has been present in the country since 2010 and has a PV project pipeline of nearly 2GW. The company had previously sold a 240MW PV project to South African energy company NOA Group back in 2024. Consisting of four smaller installations, the Khauta project is also located in the Free State province.
“With the sale of this strategic, large scale PV project we are continuing our successful project development activities in South Africa. The transaction demonstrates that our local teams are able to develop attractive projects in international growth markets and successfully market them. At the same time, we remain involved in the project and contribute our expertise to its further development,” said Roland Stanze, chief operating officer of PNE.
PV development in South Africa has been on the rise this year, with several utility-scale projects beginning operations – including a 148MW PV plant from French renewables developer Voltalia – or starting construction, such as the “largest” single-phase PV plant in the country. Developed by South African IPP Anthem, the Notsi project will have a capacity of 475MW once it begins commercial operations in 2028.
Over the summer, the South African regulatory authority, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), approved generation licences for four utility-scale solar projects awarded in Bid Window 7.3 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The four projects combine more than 1GW of new solar capacity.
