The Loeriesfontein Wind Energy Facility is a wind farm in the Hantam Municipality, located near Loeriesfontein, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Construction began in September 2015 and all the turbines were in place by 28 February 2017. The 140MW Loeriesfontein Wind Farm has a capacity of 535,354 MWh/year.[1]
| Loeriesfontein Wind Energy Facility | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Location | Hantam Municipality |
| Coordinates | 30°24′14″S 19°35′20″E / 30.404°S 19.589°E |
| Status | Commissioned |
| Construction began | November 2015 |
| Commission date | 2017 |
| Owner | Lekela Power Generation Company |
| Operator | Mainstream Renewable Power |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 61 |
| Make and model | Siemens: Permanent Magnet Generator with Gearless Direct Drive Rotor 2.5 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 120MW |
Main Sub-Contractors: Siemens Wind Power (Turbines), Concor & Consolidated Power (Construction) | |
References
edit- ^ "news - South African Khobab and Loeriesfontein wind farms begin powering 240 000 homes - FMO". www.fmo.nl. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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