Dorper Wind Power Station | |
Country: | South Africa |
Coordinates: | -31.4803°N 26.4406°W |
Location: | Molteno, Eastern Cape Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 2018 |
Commissioned: | 2020 |
Owner: | ' |
Wind Farm Type: | Onshore |
Ps Units Manu Model: | Nordex N100 2.5MW wind turbines |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 100 MW |
Ps Units Operational: | 40 |
Ps Annual Generation: | 513 GWh |
Website: | dorperwindfarm.co.za |
The Dorper Wind Power Station is an operational 100MW 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).[1]
The power station is located near Molteno, in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, in the Eastern Cape Province.[2]
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.
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.[3]