Dorper Wind Farm Explained

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]

Location

The power station is located near Molteno, in the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, in the Eastern Cape Province.[2]

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.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . 2023-02-21 . Dorper Wind Farms . en-ZA.
  2. Web site: Sumitomo Dorper Wind Farm . 2023-02-21 . ppi.worldbank.org.
  3. Almond . John E. . July 2010 . PALAEONTOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Dorper Wind Energy Facility near Molteno, Inkwanca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173036/https://sahris.sahra.org.za/sites/default/files/heritagereports/PIA_Dorper_Wind_Farm_Almond_JE_Jul10_0.pdf . 20 September 2022.