Waainek wind farm project, South Africa
Name and Location
Waainek wind farm project, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Client
InnoWind – a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, the Industrial Development Corporation and broad-based black economic-empowerment company Makana Winds of Change.
Project Description
The project involves the construction and operation of a 24.6 MW wind farm on a plot of commercial farmland, 5 km west of Grahamstown, in the Makana local municipality, in the Eastern Cape.
The wind farm will comprise eight wind turbines. The power produced will be fed to Makana’s municipal Waainek substation using 33 kV cables and sold to Eskom under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
The facility is expected to be in full operation al the the end of 2015.
Latest Developments
None stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Vestas Soutrhern Africa (turbines), Triamic Construction (civil contractor) and Brand Engineering/Besamandla (electrical contractor).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
InnoWind, tel +27 41 487 2418 or fax +27 41 484 3038.
Vestas Wind Systems, tel +45 9730 0000, fax +45 9730 5011 or email ir@vestas.com.
Triamic Construction, tel +27 21 976 1110.
Brand Engineering, tel +27 21 550 9100, fax +27 21 550 9108 or email info@brandsa.com.
Besamandla, tel +27 21 550 9100.
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