The De Aar Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Emthanjeni Local Municipality, built on the Maanhaarberg near De Aar in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[1] The facility became operational in November 2017.[2]

De Aar Wind Energy Facility
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CountrySouth Africa
LocationEmthanjeni Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality
Coordinates30°45′04″S 23°51′43″E / 30.751°S 23.862°E / -30.751; 23.862
StatusCommissioned
Construction began2016
Commission date2017
OwnersLongyuan Power Group, Mulilo Renewable Energy, DLO Energy Resources, Sula Energy and a local community trust
OperatorLongyuan Engineering
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational96
Make and modelGoldwing Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 1,5 MW
Nameplate capacity144MW

Main Sub-Contractors: Goldwing (Turbines), Concor (Construction), United Power Company, Titan Towers (Generator hubs and towers)

References

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  1. ^ "De Aar wind projects connected to the grid".
  2. ^ GlobalData (2022-01-17). "De Aar 2 South Wind Energy Facility, South Africa". Power-technology.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.