Cerim Luderitz Wind Power Station Explained

Cerim Luderitz Wind Power Station
Coordinates:-26.7011°N 15.1283°W
Country:Namibia
Location:Lüderitz, Karas Region
Status:P
Commissioned:July 2025 (expected)
Cost:US$76.6 Million
Owner:Cerim Lüderitz Energy
Operator:Cerim Lüderitz Energy
Ps Electrical Capacity:50 MW

The Cerim Luderitz Wind Power Station, is a 50MW power plant that is being developed in Namibia. The power station is under development and is owned by Cerim Luderitz Energy, a joint venture company owned by (a) China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) and (b) Riminii Investments, a Namibian company. The energy generated at this wind farm will be sold to NamPower, the national electricity parastatal company of Namibia, under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA).[1] [2]

Location

The power station is on the Atlantic coast, approximately 16km (10miles) south of the town of Lüderitz, in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia.[3] The wind farm lies approximately 9km (06miles), inland from the coast.[4]

Lüderitz is located approximately 341km (212miles) west of Keetmanshoop, the regional headquarters and nearest large city. This is about 700km (400miles) southwest of Windhoek, the capital and largest city in the country. Lüderitz is a harbor town along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in southwest Namibia.[1]

Overview

This renewable energy project is under development by a special purpose company called Cerim Lüderitz Energy, co-owned by China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) and the Namibian company Riminii Investments.[1] [2]

The project involves the construction of the wind farm and related transmission infrastructure. NamPower, the Namibian public electricity utility company signed a 25-year power purchase agreement to purchase the entire power output of this wind farm.[1] [2]

Developers

The table below illustrates the shareholding in the ad hoc company Cerim Lüderitz Energy formed to own, build, finance, operate and maintain this power station.[1] [2]

Shareholding In Cerim Lüderitz Energy! Rank !! Shareholder !!Domicile !! Percentage !! Notes
1 China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) [5]
2 Riminii Investments Namibia
Total 100.0

Other considerations

The owner/developer has undertaken to complete construction within 27 months and connect this renewable energy infrastructure project to the Namibian electricity grid by July 2025.[1] [2] [3] Construction costs are budgeted at US$76.6 million (approximately N$1.47 billion).[1] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrik21.africa . Namibia: Energy China to Build 50 MW Wind Farm near Lüderitz . 4 May 2023 . Jean Marie Takouleu . 18 May 2023 . Paris, France.
  2. Web site: Energy Capital & Power . NamPower, CERIM Sign Wind Project Agreements. 19 April 2023 . Conor Reilley . 18 May 2023 . Cape Town, South Africa.
  3. Web site: 50MW Wind Power Plant Worth N$1.40 Billion To Billion To Be Developed In Lüderitz . . 17 April 2023 . The Namibia Economist . 18 May 2023 . Windhoek, Namibia.
  4. Web site: Construction Review Online . The 50 MW Lüderitz Wind Power Plant Project in Namibia . 18 May 2023 . Patrick Mulyungi . 23 September 2023 . Nairobi, Kenya.
  5. Web site: Namibia: Energy China to Build 50 MW Wind Farm near Lüderitz . Africa-Energy Portal . 8 May 2023 . Africa Energy Portal Quoting Afrik21.africa . 18 May 2023 . Abidjan, Ivory Coast.