ANA (IBEX 35) 76,6400 (-2,94 %) ES EN CONTACT ABOUT ACCIONA BUSINESS DIVISIONS IN THE WORLD SHAREHOLDERS AND INVESTORS SUSTAINABILITY PRESS ROOM PEOPLE ACCIONA Business divisions Energy Emblematic projects Sishen Photovoltaic Plant SISHEN PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT The Sishen plant in South Africa is the biggest photovoltaic facility built by ACCIONA in the world and the plant that produces the most electricity of its kind in Africa, thanks to an annual generation forecast of 216 GWh, equivalent to consumption by 100,000 homes. The station brings together a maximum capacity of 94.2 Megawatts (74 MW nominal) and comprises 319,600 photovoltaic panels, which, if they were to be stretched out in a single line, would run for 327 km. Sishen was the first milestone reached by ACCIONA with respect to renewable energies in South Africa. Operating since 2014, the facility has one of the best availability factors for photovoltaic plants in the world thanks to the abundance of sunlight in the region in which it was situated. Renewable production from the plant avoids the emission of 208,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from coal stations – the main source of electricity generation in South Africa – representing a cleaning effect on the atmosphere equivalent to that of 10 million trees. Sishen, 51% owned by ACCIONA, was developed with the South African group Aveng and other local partners. It has generated local jobs, contracting 94% South African workers during construction. Discover the project's story: SISHEN: WHERE THE SUN’S THE LIMIT ACCIONA’S BIGGEST PV PLANT Sishen is ACCIONA’s biggest PV facility worldwide and the one generating the most electricity on the African continent. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ON A COLOSSAL SCALE Sishen has a cleaning effect on the atmosphere equivalent to that of over 10 million trees. DRIVING LOCAL JOBS 94% of workers contracted to build the plant were South African . IMAGE GALLERY Share in the Social Networks Share Tweet Share DISCOVER OTHER FLAGSHIP PROJECTS AMARELEJA PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SOLAR PLANT Moura, Portugal This plant produces enough electricity for 30,000 households. RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTROL CENTER (CECOER) Sarriguren (Navarra) It is one of the largest control centers of renewable energies in the world. ABOUT ACCIONA BUSINESS DIVISIONS IN THE WORLD SHAREHOLDERS AND INVESTORS SUSTAINABILITY PRESS ROOM PEOPLE INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION CONCESSIONS WATER INDUSTRIAL SERVICES ENERGY World leader in renewable energy MORE ABOUT OUR BUSINESS DIVISIONS ABOUT ACCIONA ACCIONA is a leader in providing sustainable solutions for infrastructure and renewable energy projects across the world. MORE ABOUT ACCIONA SUSTAINABILITY The sustainability strategy is developed through the Sustainability Master Plan, a road map that brings together all Company’s initiatives. MORE ABOUT OUR STRATEGY ACCIONA NEWSLETTER Become acquainted with the latest news and all our relevant facts I accept the INFORMATION ON DATA PROTECTION - ACCIONA SOCIAL NETWORKS Privacy Policy Legal Note Cookies Web Map ACCIONA's websites