Soetwater Wind Farm is a 147MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Northern 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 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2022. 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%, 27.5%, 27.5% and 10% respectively.
The project generates 585,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 67,917 households, offsetting 600,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
The project has 82m high towers.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in July 2022.
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 $0.055kWh for a period of 20 years, starting from 2022. The contracted capacity is 147MW.
Contractors involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 35 units of V136-4.2 MW turbines, each with 4.2MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas Wind Systems is the O&M contractor for the wind power project. The operation and maintenance contract commenced from 2022, for a period of 5 years.
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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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