Noupoort Wind Farm

Overview:

• The Noupoort Wind Farm is an 80MW Mainstream Noupoort plant located in the Umsobomvu Municipal Area, 10km east of Noupoort in the Northern Cape.
• It has 35 99m-high wind turbines turbines and was completed in 2016.
• A consortium of Murray & Roberts and Conco completed the construction while Siemens Wind supplied and installed the turbines
• When operating at full capacity, the farm generates around 304,800MWh of clean renewable energy per year and is expected to supply electricity to power up to 69 000 South African homes.
• Lenders Absa Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa provided the $135 million financing. 

Anna Kozakova - Journalist