- e ▁Bab ak ▁County , ▁K erman ▁Province , ▁Iran . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁census , ▁its ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 2 2 , ▁in ▁ 7 3 ▁families . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Sh ahr - e ▁Bab ak ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Kath u ▁Sol ar ▁Park ▁is ▁a ▁concentr ated ▁solar ▁power ▁( C SP ) ▁thermal ▁energy ▁power ▁plant , ▁located ▁near ▁Kath u ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cape ▁province ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 . 0   m eg aw att s ▁( MW ), ▁and ▁full - load ▁mol ten ▁storage ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 4 . 5 ▁hours . ▁It ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁approximately ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁share hold ers , ▁led ▁by ▁Eng ie ▁include ▁the ▁Public ▁In vest ment ▁Corporation , ▁S IO C ▁Community ▁Development ▁Trust , ▁Development ▁Bank ▁of ▁Southern ▁Africa , ▁In vest ec , ▁L ere ko ▁Met ier ▁and ▁the ▁Kath u ▁Trust . ▁The ▁plant ▁is ▁under ▁construction ▁by ▁the ▁cons ort ium ▁formed ▁by ▁Acc iona ▁and ▁S EN ER , ▁acting ▁as ▁Engineering , ▁Pro c ure ment ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁( E PC ) ▁provider . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁operation ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁solar ▁thermal ▁power ▁stations ▁List ▁of ▁power ▁stations ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S olar ▁thermal