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Sere Wind Farm is a wind-farm in the
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province of
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that is one of the largest wind-farms in
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with a production capacity of 100 MW. The project is estimated to have cost R2.689 billion ( $375 million).
Eskom Eskom Hld SOC Ltd or Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. It was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) and was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM). Eskom repre ...
stated that the plant was fully commissioned on 31 March 2015."Eskom's Sere wind farm is up and running"
31 March 2015 It is located north-west of
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, approximately north of
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. It will sit on the Gravewaterkop farm in Skaapvlei north of the mouth of the Olifants River near the town of Koekenaap on the west coast of South Africa.


Development

The Sere Wind Farm is the first foray into large scale wind energy for the country's largest utility,
Eskom Eskom Hld SOC Ltd or Eskom is a South African electricity public utility. It was established in 1923 as the Electricity Supply Commission (ESCOM) and was also known by its Afrikaans name Elektrisiteitsvoorsieningskommissie (EVKOM). Eskom repre ...
. The plant will help meet to South Africa's long-term renewable energy and CO2 mitigation strategy as set out in the Power Sector Integrated Resource Plan 2010-2030. As such the project was given to South Africa's largest state owned power company Eskom for development in an effort to diversify the company away from coal fired energy production. By 2030 South Africa aims to meet 42% of its national demand for power using renewable energy sources. It is estimated that the project will create 140 direct jobs during the construction phase and 10 permanent jobs once the plant is operational. It is targeted to reduce South Africa's CO2 emissions by 5 million tons during its first 20 years.


Design

The plant consists of 46 Siemens 2,3VS-108 turbines, each generating 2,3 MW positioned over a area. The Sere site's capacity factor is in the 26% to 32% range at heights between . The wind regime has been ranked as Class III (moderate to low wind).


See also

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List of wind farms in South Africa The first large scale wind farm in South Africa became operational in 2014, and others are in planning and construction stages. Most of these are earmarked for locations along the Eastern Cape coastline. Eskom has constructed one small scale pro ...


References

{{Power in South Africa , state=expanded Buildings and structures in the Western Cape Economy of the Western Cape Wind farms in South Africa