Name of the Project
Kangnas Wind Farm and Perdekraal East Wind Farm.

Location
The Kangnas Wind Farm is located near Springbok, in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. The Perdekraal East Wind Farm is located 80 km north-east of Ceres, in South Africa’s Western Cape province.

Project Owner/s
The equity members of the projects include African Rainbow Energy & Power; H1 Holdings; local community members through established community trusts, with shareholding funded by other project equity partners; Lekela; Mainstream Renewable Power, along with a consortium of investors, such as the International Finance Corporation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of two wind farms with a combined capacity of 250 MW.

Kangnas will have a 140 MW capacity and Perdekraal East a 110 MW capacity.

Perdekraal will generate about 368.8 GWh/y, which is expected to be enough power for up to 95 000 South African homes.

The projects were awarded under the South African Department of Energy’s fourth round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.

Potential Job Creation
During the construction phase of Perdekraal East Wind Farm, local communities will have access to skills and training opportunities, as well as greater job and business opportunities than those previously available in the area. Perdekraal and its contractors will also focus on procuring goods and services locally.

Employment will fluctuate over Perdekraal’s two-year construction period, with local employment having peaking during the latter half of 2018, when an estimated 150 jobs were created.

The Kangnas Wind Farm is providing employment for more than 275 people from the surrounding local Springbok community during the construction phase.

Capital Expenditure
The projects represent an investment of about R6.6-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
The two wind projects will be connected to the country’s national grid by August 2020.

Latest Developments
Nearly 50% of the wind turbine components for the Perdekraal East Wind Farm and more than 45% of the wind turbine components for the Kangnas Wind Farm have been delivered to site.

It is expected that all 480 turbine components for the Perdekraal East Wind Farm will reach the wind farm’s construction site before the end of January 2020.

The components, which are being transported to site from the Port of Saldanha, weigh a collective 25 000 t.

Meanwhile, the Kangnas Wind Farm will comprise 610 turbine components, weighing more than 30 000 t.

It is expected that all turbine components, which are also being transported from the Port of Saldanha, will reach the wind farm’s construction site by April 2020.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Absa (debt); Simmons & Simmons and White & Case (lenders’ legal adviser); Fasken and Stoel Rives (sponsor legal counsel); Concor and Conco (construction contractor) and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (supply and installation of wind turbines).

On Budget and on Time?
The wind farms’ construction schedule remains on track for commercial operations to start at the end of 2020; both are on budget.

Contact Details for Project Information
Mainstream Renewable Power, tel +27 21 657 4040.
H1 Holdings, tel +27 21 201 6432 or email info@h1holdings.co.za.
Lekela, tel +44 203 301 6280 or email info@lekela.com.