De Aar Wind Farm

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De Aar Wind Energy Facility
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De Aar Wind Farm
CountrySouth Africa
Location Emthanjeni Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
Coordinates 30°45′04″S23°51′43″E / 30.751°S 23.862°E / -30.751; 23.862
StatusCommissioned
Construction began2016
Commission date 2017
Owner(s)Longyuan Power Group, Mulilo Renewable Energy, DLO Energy Resources, Sula Energy and a local community trust
Operator(s)Longyuan Engineering
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Power generation
Units operational96
Make and modelGoldwing Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 1,5 MW
Nameplate capacity 144MW

Main Sub-Contractors: Goldwing (Turbines), Concor (Construction), United Power Company, Titan Towers (Generator hubs and towers)

The De Aar Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Emthanjeni Local Municipality, built on the Maanhaarberg near De Aar in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. [1] The facility became operational in November 2017. [2]

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References

  1. "De Aar wind projects connected to the grid".
  2. GlobalData (2022-01-17). "De Aar 2 South Wind Energy Facility, South Africa". Power-technology.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.