Wind farms in Eastern Cape
We track 22 wind farms in Eastern Cape, South Africa: 17 operating, with 1.5 GW, and 1.0 GW being built, consented or planned. These are the 17 largest operating today, by capacity. Click a farm for its owners, turbines and location.
| # | Wind farm | Type | Capacity | Online | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oyster Bay wind farm | Onshore | 148 MW | 2021 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 2 | Cookhouse wind farm | Onshore | 139 MW | 2014 | Cookhouse Wind Farm |
| 3 | Nxuba wind farm | Onshore | 139 MW | 2020 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 4 | Jeffrey's Bay wind farm | Onshore | 138 MW | 2011 | Globeleq Africa Investments Ltd |
| 5 | Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm | Onshore | 134 MW | 2016 | Cennergi Pty Ltd |
| 6 | Golden Valley (South Africa) wind farm | Onshore | 120 MW | 2018 | Goldwind |
| 7 | Gibson Bay wind farm | Onshore | 111 MW | 2017 | Enel Green Power SpA |
| 8 | Dorper wind farm | Onshore | 100 MW | 2012 | Dorper Wind Farm (RF) Pty Ltd |
| 9 | Tsitsikamma Community wind farm | Onshore | 95 MW | 2016 | Exxaro Resources Ltd |
| 10 | Nojoli wind farm | Onshore | 88 MW | 2016 | Enel Green Power |
| 11 | Kouga wind farm | Onshore | 80 MW | 2015 | Red Cap Energy |
| 12 | Msenge Emoyeni wind farm | Onshore | 69 MW | 2024 | Reatile Group |
| 13 | Grassridge wind farm | Onshore | 62 MW | 2014 | Grassridge Wind Power (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
| 14 | Metrowind Van Stadens wind farm | Onshore | 27 MW | 2014 | Rubicept (RF) Pty Ltd |
| 15 | Van Stadens wind farm | Onshore | 27 MW | 2014 | Rubicept (RF) Pty Ltd |
| 16 | Waainek wind farm | Onshore | 25 MW | 2016 | EDF Renewables |
| 17 | Chaba wind farm | Onshore | 22 MW | 2015 | InnoWind Pty Ltd |
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. Totals are of the farms we track and can differ from official statistics. Figures are indicative and can differ from developers' own; see methods.
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