Nxuba Wind Farm is a 148.06MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Eastern Cape, South Africa. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2021. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by African Clean Energy Developments, Enel Green Power RSA and Pele Green Energy. Pele Green Energy, Enel, Qatar Investment Authority and Others are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 35%, 25.5%, 25.5% and 14% respectively.
The project generates 460,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 63,889 households, offsetting 500,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
The Concrete towers installed at the project site are 120m high.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2018 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2021.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Eskom Holdings SOC under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.053kWh for a period of 20 years, starting from 2021. The contracted capacity is 148.05MW.
Contractors involved
Nordex was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 47 units of AW-125/3000 turbines, each with 3.15MW nameplate capacity.
Nordex is the O&M contractor for the wind power project, commencing from the year 2021.
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About African Clean Energy Developments
African Clean Energy Developments (Pty) Ltd (ACED) develops renewable energy projects. The company’s activities include project identification through prospecting, securing land rights, procurement processes, and obtaining environmental approvals. It also provides construction management services that include managing finance and payments, construction contracts implementation, and stakeholder engagements; and reports on behalf of project owners. ACED undertakes projects for wind and solar energy generation in Sub-Saharan Africa region. The company’s project portfolio includes Cookhouse Wind Farm, Hopefield Wind Farm, Bokamoso Solar PV, Waterloo Solar PV, Harmony Gold PV, and Castle Wind Farm, among others. ACED is headquartered in Cape Town, West Cape, South Africa.
About Enel Green Power RSA
Enel Green Power Rsa (Pty) Ltd is primarily engaged in manufacturing industrial gases (including organic) for sale in compressed, liquid, and solid forms. The company is headquartered in South Africa.
About Pele Green Energy
Pele Green Energy (PGE) is an independent power producer which develops, owns, procures, constructs and operates renewable energy power projects. PGE is headquartered in South Africa.
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