The Oyster Bay Wind Power Station is an operational

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plant in

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. The power station was developed and is owned by Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of the Italian energy

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, headquartered in

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. The energy generated at this wind farm is sold to the South African national electricity utility company Eskom, under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).

Location

The power station is located in Oyster Bay, in Kouga Municipality, Sarah Baartman District, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Oyster Bay Wind Farm is located approximately , by road, west of

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, the nearest large city. This is about , by road, east of

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, the second largest city in South Africa. The geographical coordinates of the power station are 34°06'40.0"S, 24°37'47.0"E (Latitude:-34.111111; Longitude:24.629722).

Overview

The power station has a maximum generation capacity of 140 megawatts. The power station was built, funded and is operated by the South African unit of Enel Green Power, referred to as ''Enel Green Power RSA'' (EGP-RSA). This power station is one of nine wind and solar installations in South Arica, that Enel Green Power RSA has in operation in the country, as part of the South African government's ''Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program (REIPPP)''. Together, the nine renewable energy installations installed and managed by (EGP-RSA), add in excess of 800 megawatts of the South Arica national grid, as of July 2021.

Construction costs

, Enel Green Power and ''EGP-RSA'' spent approximately €180 million (US$212 million) to develop and build this power station.

Other considerations

It is expected that the wind farm will add 568GWh to the South African national grid every year. This will aid the country in avoiding the emission of 590,000 tons of

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annually.

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