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Waainek wind farm project, South Africa

19th July 2013

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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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 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 at the wind farm will be fed to Makana’s municipal Waainek substation through dedicated 33 kV cables and sold to Eskom under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Commissioning of the first turbines is expected in the third quarter of 2014, with commercial operations starting in the fourth quarter.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
InnoWind, tel +27 41 487 2418 or fax +27 41 484 3038.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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