Dorper Wind Farm
The Dorper Wind Power Station is an operational 100 MW (130,000 hp) wind power plant located in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa.
Commercial operations of the power station has started in 2014, and the energy generated is sold to the South African national electricity utility company Eskom, under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).
Location
The power station is located near Molteno, in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, in the Eastern Cape Province.
Overview
The power station is made of 40 wind turbines of the Nordex N100 variety, each rated at 2.5 megawatts for total capacity of 100 MW.
Developers
The power station was developed and is owned by a consortium of international IPPs and financiers. The power station was built, funded and is operated by a consortium referred made of Sumitomo Corporation and Rainmaker Energy.
See also
References
- ^ "About Us". Dorper Wind Farms. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Sumitomo Dorper Wind Farm". ppi.worldbank.org. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Almond, John E. (July 2010). "PALAEONTOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Dorper Wind Energy Facility near Molteno, Inkwanca" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2022.
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