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Cape Town - The third annual wind industry conference (WINDaba) took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) this week.
At a key-note session, held on Thursday, Anne Henschel, managing director of Nordex Energy South Africa, updated the industry on the positive progress of construction at two of its wind farms and the commencement of a third project in the Eastern Cape.
On completion, these farms will supply 314.4 MW of renewable energy.
As part of the REIPPPP (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme), these three turn-key projects were awarded to Nordex by independent power producer Cennergi.
These are the Dorper wind farm (100 MW), Kouga wind farm (80 MW) and Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm in the Eastern Cape (134.4 MW).
“Construction of the Dorper and Kouga wind farm projects is well under way and on target, aiming at completion in the second half of 2014, said Henschel.
Construction of the Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm, south of Bedford in the Eastern Cape, will start in the second half of 2014, with geological works being carried out at this stage of project execution.
The three projects include long-term service and maintenance agreements after completion of the projects.
She said Nordex, together with Redcap, has established strong relations with the farmers and communities in the area as they are an integral part of the project.
“Uplifting the local communities is part of our commitment to South Africa. In Dorper, Nordex is planning to initiate the establishment of a recreational centre for the youth and in Kouga, we are working with Redcap in order to identify education related projects,” said Henschel.
Currently, more than 5 300 Nordex turbines with an aggregate capacity of around 8 600 MW are producing clean energy worldwide.
- Fin24
At a key-note session, held on Thursday, Anne Henschel, managing director of Nordex Energy South Africa, updated the industry on the positive progress of construction at two of its wind farms and the commencement of a third project in the Eastern Cape.
On completion, these farms will supply 314.4 MW of renewable energy.
As part of the REIPPPP (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme), these three turn-key projects were awarded to Nordex by independent power producer Cennergi.
These are the Dorper wind farm (100 MW), Kouga wind farm (80 MW) and Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm in the Eastern Cape (134.4 MW).
“Construction of the Dorper and Kouga wind farm projects is well under way and on target, aiming at completion in the second half of 2014, said Henschel.
Construction of the Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm, south of Bedford in the Eastern Cape, will start in the second half of 2014, with geological works being carried out at this stage of project execution.
The three projects include long-term service and maintenance agreements after completion of the projects.
She said Nordex, together with Redcap, has established strong relations with the farmers and communities in the area as they are an integral part of the project.
“Uplifting the local communities is part of our commitment to South Africa. In Dorper, Nordex is planning to initiate the establishment of a recreational centre for the youth and in Kouga, we are working with Redcap in order to identify education related projects,” said Henschel.
Currently, more than 5 300 Nordex turbines with an aggregate capacity of around 8 600 MW are producing clean energy worldwide.
- Fin24
