Dorper Wind Farm, South Africa
Name and Location
Dorper Wind Farm, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Client
Dorper Wind Farm joint venture (JV), comprising the Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation and local partner Rainmaker Energy.
Project Description
The Dorper wind farm, located in the Queenstown region of the Eastern Cape, is expected to generate 100 MW of energy and was selected as a preferred bidder under the first window of the Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in 2011.
The wind farm will consist of forty 2.5 MW wind turbines, extending over a vast pastured area. The electricity generated will be sold under a 20-year power purchase agreement to State-owned power utility Eskom, with a payment guarantee from the DoE.
Value
R2-billion.
Duration
Completion and commercial operation of the wind farm is scheduled for July 2014.
Latest Developments
The Dorper wind farm has reached steady-state electricity feed-in.
“The power station is connected to the national electricity grid and is supporting electricity capacity with green, sustainable energy,” Nordex South Africa MD Anne Henschel has said in a statement, pointing out that the completed project has been handed over to the Dorper Wind Farm JV.
German wind power company Nordex was appointed the main engineering procurement and construction contractor, with a ten-year service, operation and maintenance agreement.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Nordex (wind turbines).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Rainmaker Energy, tel +27 11 486 4488, fax +27 86 582 1792 or email wind@rainmakerenergy.co.za.
Sumitomo Corporation, tel +81 3 5166 3100.
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