The Wesley–Ciskei Wind Power Station is a 34.5 megawatts
wind power
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energy project, under construction in South Africa. The power station is under development and is owned by
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, a subsidiary of the French energy
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Électricité de France
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(EDF). EDF won the concession for this project in June 2015, during the 4th round of the South African government's ''Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement of South Africa (REIPPP)''.
Location
The wind farm is located outside the settlement of
Wesley, in
Amathole District, in the
Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Wesley is located approximately southwest of
East London
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Etymology
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, where the district headquarters are located.
This is approximately northeast of the city of
Gqeberha
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.
The geographical coordinates of Wesley-Ciskei Wind Farm are 33°18'09.0"S, 27°22'14.0"E (Latitude:-33.302500; Longitude:27.370556).
Overview
South Africa's ''Renewable Energy Supply Programme (REIPPP)'', is a public-procurement program of the South African government conceived in the 2000s and implemented in the 2010s and thereafter. It aims at attracting
independent power producers (IPPs) to invest in renewable power generation in the country. As of April 2019, four rounds of bidding have resulted in the award of 102 power projects, with more expected in future. The target is 7,000 megawatts in renewable generation in the short term and 17,800 in the medium term.
EDF won the bid to design, fund, build and operate this wind farm. The energy generated will be sold to
Eskom, the South African electric utility company under a 20-year
power purchase agreement. EDF assigned its subsidiary EDF Renewables RSA to carry out the development.
The farm comprises ten turbines of the
Vestas V126-3.45 variety, capable of generating 3.45 megawatts each.
Construction and timeline
The
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Overview
Under an EPC co ...
(EPC) contract was awarded to
Vestas, the international manufacturer of wind turbines headquartered in Denmark, with manufacturing plants in nearly 20 countries. Vestas supplied the equipment, installed the equipment on site, installed the ''"VestasOnline Business SCADA"'' system, which allows remote monitoring and some adjustment of each individual turbine.
Construction began in September 2019 and commercial commissioning in expected in September 2021.
See also
*
List of power stations in South Africa
*
Oyster Bay Wind Power Station
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*
Kangnas Wind Power Station
The Kangnas Wind Power Station is an operational wind power plant in South Africa. The power station was developed and is owned by a consortium of international IPPs and financiers. Commercial operations started in November 2020. The energy g ...
References
External links
EDF connects 34.5 MW Wesley-Ciskei wind farm in South Africa to the gridAs of 28 July 2021.
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Economy of the Eastern Cape
Power stations in South Africa
Wind farms in South Africa
Energy infrastructure in Africa
2021 establishments in South Africa
Energy infrastructure completed in 2021
Amathole District Municipality
21st-century architecture in South Africa