The largest wind farms in South Africa
The 25 biggest wind farms operating in South Africa today, by capacity, of the 44 operating there that we track. Click a farm for its owners, turbines and location.
| # | Wind farm | Type | Capacity | Online | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loeriesfontein wind farm | Onshore | 278 MW | 2017 | Lekela Power |
| 2 | Longyuan Mulilo De Aar Maanhaarberg wind farm | Onshore | 235 MW | 2017 | China Longyuan Power Group Corp Ltd |
| 3 | Oyster Bay wind farm | Onshore | 148 MW | 2021 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 4 | Roggeveld wind farm | Onshore | 147 MW | 2022 | Red Rocket South Africa Pty Ltd |
| 5 | Garob wind farm | Onshore | 145 MW | 2018 | Enel Green Power |
| 6 | Brandvalley wind farm | Onshore | 144 MW | 2025 | Brandvalley Wind Farm |
| 7 | Rietkloof wind farm | Onshore | 144 MW | 2025 | Rietkloof Wind Farm |
| 8 | Kangnas wind farm | Onshore | 140 MW | 2020 | Lekela Power |
| 9 | Karusa wind farm | Onshore | 140 MW | 2022 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 10 | Khobab wind farm | Onshore | 140 MW | 2017 | Lekela Power |
| 11 | San Kraal wind farm | Onshore | 140 MW | 2025 | EDF Renewables |
| 12 | Cookhouse wind farm | Onshore | 139 MW | 2014 | Cookhouse Wind Farm |
| 13 | Nxuba wind farm | Onshore | 139 MW | 2020 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 14 | Soetwater wind farm | Onshore | 139 MW | 2021 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 15 | Gouda wind farm | Onshore | 138 MW | 2015 | Aveng |
| 16 | Jeffrey's Bay wind farm | Onshore | 138 MW | 2011 | Globeleq Africa Investments Ltd |
| 17 | Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm | Onshore | 134 MW | 2016 | Cennergi Pty Ltd |
| 18 | Golden Valley (South Africa) wind farm | Onshore | 120 MW | 2018 | Goldwind |
| 19 | Gibson Bay wind farm | Onshore | 111 MW | 2017 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 20 | Perdekraal East wind farm | Onshore | 110 MW | 2021 | Lekela Power |
| 21 | Copperton wind farm | Onshore | 102 MW | 2021 | Elawan Energy |
| 22 | Dorper wind farm | Onshore | 100 MW | 2012 | Dorper Wind Farm (RF) Pty Ltd |
| 23 | Sere wind farm | Onshore | 100 MW | 2015 | Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd |
| 24 | Tsitsikamma Community wind farm | Onshore | 95 MW | 2016 | Exxaro Resources Ltd |
| 25 | West Coast 1 wind farm | Onshore | 94 MW | 2015 | ENGIE SA |
Operating farms only, by installed capacity as the registers record it: national registers where a country has one, and Global Energy Monitor's Global Wind Power Tracker (CC BY 4.0) elsewhere. Figures are indicative and can differ from developers' own; see methods.
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