Roggeveld Wind Farm, South Africa
Name of the Project
Roggeveld Wind Farm.
Location
The project is located in Lainsburg, straddling the border between the Northern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa.
Client
Building Energy.
Project Description
Roggeveld will have a nominal capacity of 147 MW and comprise 47 wind turbines, with a rotor diameter of 125 m and a hub height of 100 m. The wind farm will generate an estimated 613 GWh/y.
The project will prevent the emission of about 502 900 t/y of carbon dioxide emissions.
The project was granted preferred bidder status in the fourth round of the South African Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in April 2015.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
The wind farm is expected to reach commercial operation in April 2021.
Latest Developments
The project signed its power purchase agreement on April 4, 2018, and reached financial close on April 13, 2018.
Local installation work will start in 2019.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Not stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
Building Energy, Maria Grazia Tiballi, tel +39 02 49527730 or email tiballi@buildingenergy.it.
Article Enquiry
Email Article
Save Article
To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
Complete range of security sealing solutions including security seals bags and labels.
VISIT SHOWROOM
CSIR International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) - the leading conference and events venue in Pretoria/Tshwane.
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
