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Collected on 21 September 2026
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The CSIR Solar Photovoltaic Facility
The CSIR makes its solar photovoltaic plants available as a demonstration facility and research platform for testing and validating locally manufactured and assembled products in a real-world environment. The plants also generate electricity for the CSIR during daylight hours.
The CSIR commissioned the solar PV system to provide a demonstration facility, leading the way towards a sustainable energy future; provide a cost saving in the form of reduced monthly electric bills; and provide a research platform to test and validate locally manufactured and assembled products in a real-world environment.
Places
City of Tshwane, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.csir.co.za/real-life-experiments-solar-photovoltaics-realise-significant-cost-savings
Amounts
R 14 000 000